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WHO'S WHO 

IN TOPEKA 



BY 

HOWARD D. BERRETT 



1905 

ADAMS BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS 
TOPEKA, KANSAS 






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PREFACE. 

Don't expect too much from the title of this book. It is not meant to 
imply that herein is an array of men each with his pockets bulging with 
money and a long string of degrees attached to his name ; rather, the rich 
and the poor, the learned and the unlearned, who have been or who are now 
so connected with the interests of Topeka, that they are well known or 
worthy of mention. 

One thing we regret, and that is, that a few of the well-known men of 
Topeka, those whom you will look to find, would not give us their biogra- 
phies, and although we could have received the material by other means yet we 
preferred not to do so against this wish. Some were too modest, others were 
indifferent, and then there were those who, having been in some paid biog- 
raphy schemes for which afterwards they regretted that they had done so, had 
firmly resolved never to give out anything again about themselves. 

We have taken especial pains to get the well-known old settlers of To- 
peka. Biographies of many of them have never appeared in print before and, 
as many of the older ones are rapidly passing away, this material received by 
personal interviews with them before they died, is of much value. 

Mention, too, should be made of the worthy women in this book. No 
such collection of biographies of Topeka women of all the walks of life has 
yet appeared. 

We have tried to include all the pastors of Topeka. This has been hard 
to do for changes are continually being made. In one instance there have 
been three changes within the last four months. 

As to the material: some of the most prominent men chose to give but 
short sketches, which accounts for some interesting things that you probably 
know about them being left out. Then there were those who thought sev- 
eral pages or so might be sujSicient. Occasionally one would think this book 
some advertising scheme and would send us a sketch, yes, a very nice sketch. 
In dealing with this diversity of material, our aim has been to make the biog- 
raphies as uniform as possible. 

We should not forget to thank the many, well acquainted with Topeka 
people, who have aided us much in the selection of those who are in this 
book, especially the old settlers worthy of mentioning. 

Not a cent has been charged for these biographies, not a cent has been 
received so far to pay the great expense involved in getting out this book. 
Only by the hearty support of the public-spirited citizens of Topeka who, 
after reading but a few of its pages, can readily see the worthy purpose of 
publishing it, will it be a financial success. 

HOWARD D. BERRETT. 



CONTENTS. 

PAGES. 

Main Division, i-i35 

The Supervisors and the Principals of the To- 
peka Public Schools, also, some Topeka 

High School Teachers, 135-138 

Additions and Corrections, 138-139 



WHO'S WHO IN TOPEKA, 



Abbott, Chas. F.— Born, Taylor Co., 
Iowa, 1872; son of I. W. and Margaret 
(Hayes) A.; educated, Lincoln, Neb., 
Normal; married, 1895, Mary Cook, at 
Red Oak, Iowa; has been in mercantile 
business for Grand Union Tea Co., and 
is now proprietor Union Pacific Tea Co. 
store here; to Topeka, 1904. Store: 513 
Kan. Ave. 

Abrahams, John V. — Born, Wood- 
lawn, Md., Oct. 28, 1867; son of Cor- 
nelius S. and Clara (Vanneman) A.; ed- 
ucated, Albany Law School, LL. B., '93 ; 
bookkeeper and paymaster, McCullough 
Iron Co., Rowlandsville, Md., 5 years ; 
to Topeka, Oct., 1893 ; Murray & Abra- 
hams, 1893 ; alone in law practice since 
1894. Office : Columbian Bldg. 

Adams, Charles P. — (Adams Bros., 
publishers and printers) ; born, July 4, 
1867, Eureka, 111.; son of Wm. R. and 
Cornelia Clark (Davis) A.; educated, 
Ottawa, Kan., Univ. and Northwestern 
Univ., class of '95, Evanston, 111. ; resi- 
dent of Topeka since 1887; married, 
1898, to Jessie M. Beck; editor Mer- 
chants Journal. Office : 7th and Jackson. 

Adams, Guy D. — (Adams Bros., 
publishers and printers) ; born, Sept. 6, 
1872, Eureka, 111. ; son of Wm. R. and 
Cornelia Clark (Davis) A. ; educated in 
common and high schools; to Topeka, 
1888; has been in printing and publish- 
ing business here ever since; sec. and 
treas. of Merchants Journal. Office : 7th 
and Jackson. 

Adams, Harriet E., M. D. — Born, 
1867, Kennekuk, Kan. ; daughter of 



Franklin G. and Harriet E. (Clark) A,; 
educated Washburn Academy, 3 years; 
Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., '94; practicing 
physician since 1894; assistant to chair 
of the practice of medicine, Kan. Med. 
Coll. Office: 621 Kan. Ave. 

Adams, Zu. — Assistant secretary 
Kansas State Hist. Soc. ; bom, Atchison, 
Kan., Jan. 3, 1859; daughter of F. G. 
and Harriet (Clark) A.; educated at 
home and in the public schools; has 
assisted in the work of the Hist. Soc. 
since 1876; registrar Topeka Chapter, 
D. A. R. ; pres. Kan. Lib. Assn. Com- 
piler : Catalog of the Kansas Territorial 
and State Documents in the Library of 
the State Historical Society, 1854-98; 
Kansas State Publications in R. R. Bow- 
ker's State Publications, 1904. Res. : S. 
W. Cor. 15th and Mulvane. 

Adell, F. E.— Pastor of Walnut 
Grove M. E. church; born, 1873, Wal- 
kerton, Ind. ; son of John B. and Win- 
ifred Caroline A. ; educated. Baker Univ., 
A. M., '99; Drew Seminary, B. D., '02; 
married Sadie E. Wadsworth, Aug. 12, 
1897, Ottawa, Kan. ; pastor Michigan 
Valley M. E. church, 1898; pastor Sil- 
ver Lake M. E. church. In 1903, took 
special work in N. Y. Univ. ; finished Ph. 
D. course with exception of writing the- 
sis ; fellow in Drew Theol. Sem. and N. 
Y. Univ., 1903. Res. : North Topeka, R. 
F. D. No. 5. 

Albaugh, Morton. — Born, Shoals, 
Ind., Feb. 10, 1862; son of Samuel and 
Mary (Slates) A.; educated. Southern 
Indiana Normal Coll.; married, 1890, to 



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Eula L. Houghton, Loogootee, Ind. ; to 
Kansas, 1883; owner and publisher of 
Kingman Leader-Courier since 1887; 
pres. State Board of Charities, 1895-96; 
chmn. RepubHcan state committee, cam- 
paigns 1898, 1900, and 1902; bank 
commr., 1901-04; apptd. clerk of U. S. 
dist. court, Nov. 29, 1904. Res.: 1024 
Harrison. 

Albert, Jacob. — Pastor First German 
Baptist church ; born in Baden, Germany, 
April 16, 1847; son of Leonard and 
Katherine A.; educated, Rochester, N. 
Y., Sem., 5I/2 years; married, 1871, at 
Newark, N. J., to Pearline Schenk; 
learned cabinet-making trade in Ger- 
many; to Am., 1866; pastor, Berlin, Can- 
ada, 3 years, Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 years, 
Hastings, Minn., 4 years, Peoria, 111., 4 
years, Minneapolis, Minn., 6 years, Den- 
ver, Colo., 5 years, Los Angeles, Calif., 
5 years 7 months; to Topeka, 1904; oc- 
casional contributor to Sendbote, and 
writer of several tracts. Res. : 233 Mon- 
roe. 

Alkire, H. L., M. D. — Born, Spring- 
field, 111., Nov. 17, .1862; son of W. W. 
and J. S. (Lightfoot) A.; married, 1891, 
to Emma V. Somerlott, Omaha, Neb.; 
educated, Kan. Univ., 3 years' optional 
course; read under Dr. Holland, Atchi- 
son, Kan., 18 months; Jefferson Med. 
Coll., Phila., Pa., M. D., '87; general 
practice, Topeka, Jan., 1889-95 ; practice 
now limited to eye, ear, nose, and throat ; 
has been prof, chemistry and anatomy, 
Kan. Med. Coll. ; now prof, anatomy and 
otology; 1904, elected dean of Kan. Med. 
Coll. ; member of many medical societies ; 
contributor to various medical magazines. 
Office: 715 Kan. Ave. 

Allen, J. Mordecai. — Author; born, 
Montgomery, Ala., March 26, 1875 ; son 
of John and Sylvia (Bracy) A. ; to To- 
peka, Kan., 1882; educated, common 



schools and Topeka High School, junior 
class; 1902, helper, Topeka Steam Boiler 
Works ; now boiler-maker there. Author, 
poetry : The Devil and Sis' Viney ; Drip, 
Drap ; Shine On, Mr. Sun ; Kivver ; etc. 
Besides poetry he has written prose: 
Preacher for Arkansas ; Rhoda ; and Abe 
Holmes's Love Story. Res.: 112 Jef- 
ferson. 

Allen, Otis S. — Born, Pleasanton, 
Kan., Sept. 24, 1873 ; son of Stephen H. 
and Lucina (Smith) A.; educated, Kan. 
Univ., 3 years; read law under G. C. 
Clemens, 2 years; read under David 
Overmyer, i year; asst. supreme court 
reporter, 2 years ; Allen & Allen, since 
Jan., 1899. Office: Crawford Bldg. 

Allen, Stephen H. — Born, Sinclair- 
ville, N. Y., March 19, 1847; son of 
Caleb Johnson and Emily (Haley) A. ; 
admitted to bar. May 5, 1869; began 
practice, Pleasanton, Kan., Feb. i, 1870; 
CO. atty., Linn Co., 1874; judge, 6th 
judicial dist., 1890-92; associate justice 
supreme court, 1893-99. Author: Ad- 
dress as pres. Kan. State Bar Assn., on 
The Federal Judiciary, published 1899; 
Governments and Laws, unpublished ; to 
Kan., Feb., 1870 ; to Topeka, 1893. Of- 
fice : Crawford Bldg. 

Amos, W. S. — Born, Leesville, Ohio, 
1864; son of W. H. and N. I. (Watt) 
A. ; educated in the common schools ; 
married at Muncie, Ind., Sept. 16, 1885, 
to Anna Minton; in grocery business 8 
years ; traveling salesman, woolen goods, 
2 years ; in 1901 became solicitor for Geo. 
M. Noble Sz: Co., real estate agts., and 
is still with them; to Kansas, 1870; to 
Topeka, 1889. Office : 435 Kan. Ave. 

Anderson, E. H. — Born, Easton, W. 
Va., Dec. 17, 1863; son of Wm. and 
Elizabeth (Coombs) A. ; educated, Univ. 
West Virginia, through jr. yr., and Ohio 
Wesleyan Univ., A, B., '85 ; read law un- 



WHO'S WHO IN TOPBKA. 



der I. E. Lambert, Emporia, i year; law 
and insurance, Emporia, 1885-91 ; to To- 
peka, 1891 ; city agt. Northwestern Mu- 
tual Life Ins. Co. ; married Lillian O. 
Murray, Emporia, Kan., Sept. 30, 1891. 
Office: Real Estate Bldg. 

Anderson, Thomas J. — Born, At- 
water Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, May 29, 
1839; son of Martin and Ella (Hanck) 
A.; married, April 12, 1890, Topeka, to 
May Bell Switzer ; co. surveyor, Jackson 
Co., 1858; enlisted, 1861, Co. A., 5th 
Kan. cav. as ist lieut. ; capt., Feb., 1863; 
major, 1863; col,, by brevet, 1865; adj.- 
gen. Kan,, 1865-67; gen. freight and pas- 
senger agt. Kansas Midland R. R., 1873 ; 
gen. passenger agt. Santa Fe, 1875-78; 
gen. agt. for the Rock Island, 1887-93; 
asst, gen. passenger agt. for the Rock 
Island, 1893-98 ; sec. of Commercial Club 
of Topeka since 1898; mayor of Topeka, 
1875-76; post master, 1881-85; member 
of House of Representatives, 1875-81 ; 
state senator, 1899 ; originator and leader 
of the Modoc Club since 1876; was in 
command of the Santa Fe forces in the 
fight with the Denver and Rio Grande 
R. R. for the possession of the Grand 
Canyon; to Kansas, 1857; to Topeka, 
1865. Office: 627 Kan. Ave. 

Anderson, W. O. — Born, Marion Co., 
Ind., 1867; son of Frank S. and Martha 
A. ; educated, Butler Univ., '80 ; married 
Maggie Sharpe, Topeka, 1890; to To- 
peka, 1880; started in commission busi- 
ness, 1882; Cope & Anderson, 2I/2 years; 
W, O. Anderson & Co., 5 years; Arm- 
strong & Anderson, since 1903. Store: 
204-6 Kan. Ave. 

Andrews, A. S., M. D.— Born, Oct. 
7, 1850, Crawford Co., Ohio ; son of John 
and Mary E. (McCulland) A.; educated, 
Med. Coll., Cincinnati, Ohio ; M. D., Jan., 
1875 ; married, April 3, 1877, to Mary A. 
Rowse, Wyandot, Ohio; to Washington, 



Kan., March, 1885 5 practiced there until 
1901 ; to Topeka, May 15, 1901. Office: 
727 Kan. Ave. 

Archer, Thomas. — Born, Jefferson 
Co., Ky., July 13, 1833 ; son of E. B. and 
Eliza (Allen) A.; married, Sept. 26, 
1867, to Ruth Hard, who died March 2, 
1897; to Topeka, 1857; ran an "under- 
ground railroad" with John Brown ; was 
with him at Battle of the Spurs ; in Co. 
A., 5th Kan. vol. cav., Civil War; dep- 
uty sherifif and constable at same time, 
for 12 years; admitted to bar, March 13, 
1872; judge at elections for 26 years; 
occasionally contributes to newspapers; 
lawyer. Office : 715 Kan. Ave. 

Armstrong, John. — Old settler ; born, 
Oxford Canada West, June 8, 1824; son 
of Thomas and Sarah (Dodge) A.; to 
Kansas at the age of 30, to help prevent 
it being a slave state; resided nearly 50 
years in old stone house north of Office 
Block; engaged with Col. Ritchie and 
John Brown in "underground railroad" 
business ; is unmarried ; a farmer. Res. : 
927 N. Madison. 

Armstrong, T. E. — Born, Aug. 14, 
1848, Belle Isle, New York; son of C. 
C. and Adaline (Sheldon) A.; educated, 
Falley Seminary, N. Y., and Hannibal 
School, N. Y. ; married, Lincoln, Kan., 
to Marian Green; farmed in Missouri 
several years ; in various lines of busi- 
ness in Kansas up to 1889; to Topeka, 
1889, when he began commission busi- 
ness ; Anderson & Armstrong since 1903. 
Store : 204-6 Kan. Ave. 

Arnold, E. C— Born, North Topeka, 
Aug. 18, 1872; son of A. J. and L. 
(Campbell) A.; educated, Washburn 
Academy and Kan. Univ., Ph. G. ; clerk 
in Arnold drug store, 1892; pres. Arnold 
Drug Co., since 1898 ; dir. Capitol Build- 
ing and Loan Assn. ; stockholder Citizens 
State Bank. Store : 821 N. Kan. Ave. 



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WHO'S WHO IN TOPEKA. 



Arnold, N. B.— Born, Sept. i8, 1844; 
Columbus, Ind. ; son of Ephraim and 
Edith (Perry) A.; educated, Univ. of 
Ind., A. B., '66, LL. B., '68; married 
Annie Fiske, 1876; she died, May 14, 
1904; practiced, Bloomington, Ind., 3 
years; to Topeka, 1870; in drug busi- 
ness with brother, 1871-72; began law 
practice here, 1872; in mining business, 
Oregon, 1893-94; justice of peace, 2 
years ; judge of police court, 2 years ; has 
written on New Thought subjects. Of- 
fice: 821 N. Kan. Ave. 

Ashby, Harry Conde. — Born, Aug, 
25, 1867, Phila., Pa. ; son of Frank and 
Emma (Beck) A.; married, Oct. 23, 
1894, to Ruth Earns worth; at 14, er- 
rand boy, wholesale clothing store ; stock 
boy, wholesale notion co., 5 years ; to 
Kan., May, 1888; cashier Topeka Rapid 
Transit Co., 3 years; then bookkeeper. 
Southwestern Fuel Co. ; since 1894, 
Farnsworth & Ashby, dealers in crock- 
ery; treas. Topeka Retail Merchants 
Assn. Store : 503 Kan. Ave. 

Ashmore, Samuel, M. D. — Born, 
Zanesville, Ohio, March 10, 1827; son of 
Samuel and Nancy (Doxon) A. ; educat- 
ed. Western Reserve Med. Coll., M. D., 
'54; married Ella V. Young, Topeka; 
practiced, West Carlisle, Ohio, 4 years ; 
to Holton, Kan., 1857; to North Topeka, 
1861 ; enlisted, 1863, surgeon, i6th Kan. 
regt. ; surgeon throughout the war ; old- 
est doctor settler in N. Topeka. Office : 
831 N. Kan. Ave. 

Atchison, H. C. — Born in Indiana, 
Dec. I, 1 841 ; son of Richard T. and 
Hannah (Allen) A.; educated in com- 
mon schools of Ind.; married, Aug. 22, 
1865, to Zenith Thomas; to Topeka, 
1889; in grocery business, Oakland, 
Kan., 1889-90; established candy busi- 
ness, 1891, and has been in it ever since. 
Store: 113 E. 5th. 



Atchison, W. E. — Born, June 21, 
1869, Boone Co., Ind. ; son of H. C. and 
Zenith (Thomas) A.; educated. Central 
Normal Coll., B. S., '88; read law in 
David Overmyer's law office, 1892-93 ; 
began practice of law, 1893; police 
judge, 1897-98; married, April 18, 1892, 
Minnie Shepherd, Alma, Kan. Office : 
Columbian Bldg. 

Auerbach, Henry A. — Born in Ger- 
many, June 17, 1866; son of Abraham 
and Emma (Rothschild) A.; received 
common school education in the U. S. ; 
married, 1901, to Rosine A. Deutsch; has 
been in clothing business since 14 years 
of age; was cashier and bookkeeper, E. 
Rothschild & Bro., Chicago, 111. ; to To- 
peka, Sept., 1888; Auerbach & Guettel, 
Palace Clothing Co., since 1888. Store : 
709-11, Kan. Ave. 

August, Abram. — Born, New York 
City; son of Jacob and Bertha (Epp- 
stein) A.; to Kansas, 1879; to Topeka, 
1887; lias been in mercantile business for 
many years ; men's furnisher. Store : 602 
Kan. Ave. 

August, D. J. — Born, New York, 
1873; attended school in N. Y. and St. 
Mary's Coll., Kan.; to Kansas, 1880; to 
Topeka, 1890; succeeded his father, 
Jacob August, in business. Store : 622 
Kan. Ave. 

Austin, Edward A. — Trainmaster A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy.; born, June 9, 1853, 
Potsdam, N. Y. ; son of Phineas and 
Harriet (Powers) A.; educated, State 
Normal School, Potsdam, N. Y., 2 years ; 
married Carrie M. Snow, April, 1884, 
Des Moines, Iowa; to Kansas, March, 
1887; to Topeka, March, 1902; brake- 
man, 1 1/2 years; then conductor; clerk 
for trainmaster and freight agt. ; agt., 
Florence, Kan., ii/^ years; yardmaster, 
Wichita, 3 years ; trainmaster since 1898. 
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WHO'S WHO IN TOPBKA. 



Austin, Edwin A. — Born, March 22, 
1856, Lafayette, Ind. ; son of John and 
Cyrena F. (Clark) A.; educated, law 
dept. Univ. of Mich., 2 years ; married, 
1886, Augusta Clark, Danville, 111.; 
deputy circuit clerk, Tippecanoe Co., Ind., 
1878; to Topeka, April 7, 1879; asst. 
atty. gen., Kansas, 1883-88; Guthrie & 
Austin, 1898; since 1899, Austin & Hun- 
gate. Oflfice : Stormont Bldg. 

Axtell, Wm. F. — Born, Monroe, 
Mich., Aug. 12, 1869; son of Rev. Seth 
J. and Mary (Fletcher) A.; educated. 
Central Univ. of Iowa, i year; mar- 
ried, June 17, 1896, Clay Center, Neb., 
to Allie M. P'unk ; worked for Three 
Rivers Paper Co., Three Rivers, Mich., 
2 years ; Ranney- Alton Mercantile Co., 4 
years, cashier at Arkansas City, Kan., 
and asst. mgr. at Oklahoma City; book- 
keeper Arkansas Milling Co., i year; 
bookkeeper Kistler-Metzler Mer. Co., 
Topeka, i year; cashier Kan. Mutual 
Life Ins. Co., i year; 1903, began as 
treas. of the Topeka Transfer and Stor- 
age Co.; to Topeka, 1901. Office: 406 
E. 6th. 

Babcock, Everett E. — Born, Hart- 
ford, Conn., 1854; son of Stephen and 
Sarissa (Ewing) B.; educated in com- 
mon schools and high school ; married, 
1891, Lawrence, Kan., to Nellie E. Le- 
Page ; worked at printer's trade 4 years ; 
joined Topeka fire dept. in 1872; driver 
of chemical engine, 1872-77 ; engineer of 
chemical wagon, 1877-87; chief in 
clerk's office, 1887-92; asst. to chief since 
1892; to Topeka, 1869. Office: City 
Hall. 

Babcock, Joseph G. — Born, Wiscoy, 
N. Y., Feb. 16, 1847; son of Thomas and 
Althea (Monroe) B. ; educated in com- 
mon schools; married Elnah M. Mont- 



gomery, Topeka, Nov. 9, 1870; at 20 
years of age became clerk for J. W. 
Farnsworth; at 21 became bookkeeper; 
then was on a farm in Michigan, 2 years ; 
on farm in Kansas, 2^2 years; then be- 
gan again to work for Mr. Farnsworth, 
and has been cashier and bookkeeper 
since April 26, 1875 ; to Topeka, Oct. i, 
1867. Store : 503 Kan. Ave. 

Bair, J. K. — Born, Westmoreland 
Co., Pa., Oct. 3, 1858; son of David M. 
and Susan B. ; educated at State Normal 
of Pa., and Mt. Union Coll. ; married, 
June 6, 1900, to Pearl Kirtpatrick ; to To- 
peka, 1880; has been in milling business 
here since 1880; has been notary public 
for last 12 years. Office: Shawnee Mills, 
235 Kan. Ave. 

Baird, John M. — Born, near Franks- 
town, Pa., Nov. 26, 1835; son of Davis 
and Anna (McLain) B. ; married Jane 
Bronberg, March 11, i860, Hollidays- 
burg, Pa. ; learned tinner's trade at Holli- 
daysburg, Pa., and worked at it there 11 
years ; worked for a railroad company, 
Altoona, Pa., 3 years ; worked in Kansas 
City, Mo., at trade, 1868-69; after com- 
ing to N. Topeka was alone in business 
for 6 years; then came to south side 
and has been alone since 1885 ; metal 
worker, tinsmith, and dealer in furnaces. 
Office: 216 W. 6th. 

Baker, C. C. — Born, Douglas Center, 
Wis., May 31, 1855; son of Floyd and 
EHza F. (Wilson) B. ; educated, pub- 
lic schools of Topeka, and a private 
school, Janesville, Wis.; to Kansas, i860; 
to Topeka, 1863 ; worked at bindery trade 
in father's office, 3 years ; asst. post mas- 
ter, Denison, Texas, 3 years, when fath- 
er was post master ; returned to Topeka, 
1875 ; bookkeeper, Daily Commonwealth, 
and then city editor to 1887; sec. state 
senate, 1884-87; state printer, 1888-91; 
one of organizers Top*>ka Rwy. Co. ; 



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pres., 1892-1903 ; treas., 1895-1903. Res. : 
723 W. 6th. 

Baker, Floyd P.— Born, Fort Ann, 
Washington Co., N. Y., Nov. 16, 1820; 
son of Reuben and Lois Comfort (Bax- 
ter) B. ; married, 1844, to Eliza F. Wil- 
son, who died in 1849; married in 1850 
to Orida S. Searle; conducted line of 
packet boats on Champlain canal and a 
summer stage line between Albany and 
Whitehall, N. Y., and winter stage line 
between N. Y. and Montreal, Canada, for 
7 years ; went to the Sandwich Islands 
in 1852, and was appointed crown atty. 
and clerk of the dist. court of the Island 
of Hawaii; returned to Am., 1855; came 
to Kansas, April i, i860; purchased an 
interest in the Kansas State Record, 
1863; located in Topeka, 1863; went to 
Denison, Texas, 1872, and was one of 
the first settlers there; post master 2 
years; editor and publisher of the Den- 
ison Times, 1872-75 ; established the 
Kansas Newspaper Union about 1878; 
spent the years 1897-98 in mountains and 
hospitals in N. Y., because of blindness ; 
clerk in charge. Station B. post office, To- 
peka, 1898 to July I, 1903; one of the 
organizers, St. Ananias Club ; one of the 
organizers, Kansas State Historical Soc, 
and first sec. of it. Res. : 723 W. 6th. 

Baker, F. R, — Born, June 3, 1875, 
Shawnee Co., Kan. ; son of John W. and 
Letitia (Snyder) B. ; educated at Wash- 
burn Coll. ; has been in the real estate 
business all his life; now mgr. Benedict 
Real Estate Co. ; to Topeka, 1883. Of- 
fice : 601 Kan. Ave. 

Baldwin, Joseph Ellas. — Born, Aug. 
22, 1826, N. Y. City; son of Elihu W. 
and Julia (Cook) B.; educated, Wabash 
Coll., Ind., A. B., '46, A. M., '49 ; teacher 
3 years, Ind. and N. Y. ; state senator, 
1864-65, from Washington Co., Mo. ; 
read law with Welch, Hibbard and Bald- 



win, Buffalo, N. Y. ; admitted to bar, 
1858; enrolled as a private, Co. C, ist 
regt. Nat. Guards, St. Louis, Mo., Aug., 
1862 ; also in Co. E., 32d regt., E. M. M. ; 
to Topeka, Feb. 18, 1871 ; has been a 
lawyer here ever since. Office : 23 Office 
Block. 

Banks, Alexander R. — Born, Alle- 
gheny City, Pa., Aug. 9, 1835 ; son of 
Rev. Joseph and Mary (Roseburg) B. ; 
married Jennie S. Roseburg, Allegheny 
Co., Pa., April 23, 1863 ; to Kansas, 
April 3, 1855; to Topeka, 1887; was an 
Indian trader, and a soldier; has been 
special examiner, U. S. bureau of pen- 
sions for past 25 years. Res. : 705 Fill- 
more. 

Barber, S. E. — Born, Shubuta, Miss., 
May 3, 1868 ; son of James H. and Hester 
Ann B. ; received Ph. G. degree, '92; 
married Daisy E. Kincaid, St. Louis, 
Mo., 1894; drug salesman, St. Louis, 
1892-1901 ; with ^tna Life Ins. Co., St. 
Louis, 1901-1904; to Topeka, Feb., 1904; 
now mgr. ^tna Life Ins. Co. for Kansas. 
Office : 700 Kan. Ave. 

Barkley, J. T.— Born, Port Jervis, N. 
Y., 1842; son of Alfred and Sarah (Sny- 
der) B. ; educated at Mt. Retirement 
Acad., Deckertown, N. J. ; married, 1865, 
to Myra Davis, Greenwood, N. Y. ; she 
died, Sept. 17, 1904; in wholesale lum- 
ber business, 8 years ; undertaker, Water- 
town, N. Y., 5 years; at Canton, Ohio, 
6 years; has been in undertaking busi- 
ness in Topeka over 19 years ; to Topeka, 
1885. Establishment: 818 Kan. Ave. 

Barnes, Ida C, M. D.— Daughter of 
J. P. and Sara Evangeline (Reed) B. ; 
educated, Univ. of Kan., A. B., '85; 
Woman's Med. Coll. of Pa., M. D., '90; 
post-graduate work in electro-therapeu- 
tics, x-ray treatment and radium ; resi- 
dent physician, Woman's Hosp., Phila., 
1890; to Topeka, 1891 ; ex-treas. Eastern 



WHO'S WHO IN TOPEKA. 



Kan. Med. Soc. ; ex-pres. Topeka Acad- 
emy of Medicine and Surgery ; mem. 
Am. Med. Assn., Kan. State Med. Soc, 
Shawnee Co. Med. Soc, Western Sur- 
gical and Gynecological Assn., and the 
Alumni Assn. of Woman's Med. Coll., 
Phila. ; has been chairman of the Kan. 
State Committee, Y. W. C. A. for over 
12 years. Office : 726 Kan. Ave. 

Barnes, Samuel. — Born, Huron Co., 
Ohio, May 21, 1850; son of H. S. and 
Lydia (Gray) B. ; educated in private 
normal school, a business coll., and Ober- 
lin Coll. ; married, Sept. 17, 1874, Mary 
Phillips, who died Aug., 1900; to Jef- 
ferson Co., Kan., March, 1870; one of 
the proprietors of the Barnes & Haynes 
Merc. Co., Medina, Kan., a number of 
years ; to Carbondale, and was in mercan- 
tile business, 3 years; to Topeka, 1887, 
and has been in real estate business ever 
since ; his two sons, Harry E. and E. R., 
have been associated with him as firm 
members since 1899; E. R. married 
Maud Sargent, April 17, 1901, Topeka; 
H, E. is single. Office : 121 W. 5th. 

Barnes, William H.— Born, N. Y. 
City, Nov. I, 1845; son of Ambrose W. 
and Elizabeth (Littell) B. ; educated in 
common schools and academy; married, 
Nov. 19, 1865, Iroquois Co., 111., to Clar- 
issa G. Anderson ; bookkeeper in N. Y. ; 
taught school in Indiana and Ohio ; 
served in Civil War, 1864-5, with the 
34th N. Y. Light Battery; farmed in 
Illinois and Kansas; sec. Kansas State 
Horticultural Society since July i, 1895; 
to Kansas, Oct., 1870; to Topeka, June, 
1895. Office : State Capitol. 

Barnum, Simon. — Born, Germany, 
May, 21, 1842; son of Samuel and So- 
phie B. ; to Am., 1855 ; in clothing and 
furnishing goods business, Fayetteville, 
N. C. ; with a clothing store, Union City, 
Ind., 3 years; Simon Barnum, dealer in 



clothing and furnishing goods. Farm- 
land, Ind., 1863-69; to Topeka, Oct. i, 
1869; has been a dry goods merchant 
here ever since ; married to Emma Snat- 
tinger, Phila., 1870. Store: 114 E. 5th. 

Barratt, Rev. Joshua. — Born, Aug. 5, 
1833, Salem, N. J.; son of Elisha and 
Ruth (Evans) B. ; married Delila Gor- 
don, Nov. 29, 1852, Springfield, Ohio; 
to Topeka, June 10, 1868; founder of N. 
Topeka Baptist church, 1869, and was its 
pastor up to 1882; in evangelistic work, 
1882-93; is now retired from other than 
occasional services. Res. : 1009 N. 
Quincy. 

Barton, David E. — Gen. foreman, lo- 
comotive dept. Santa Fe shops, Topeka; 
born, Dunmore, Lackawana Co., Pa., 
Oct. 13, 1859; son of David P. and Me- 
hettable (Krotzer) B. ; educated in Dun- 
more public schools, H. H. Merrill pri- 
vate school, and I. C. S. mechanical en- 
gineering course; chainman for city sur- 
veyor of Scranton, Pa., i year; 1876-84, 
machinist's apprentice and machinist. Pa. 
Coal Co. ; 1884-85, machinist Texas Pac. 
Rwy. Co. ; foreman locomotive repairs 
Erie & Wyoming Valley R. R., 1886-87; 
1887-1900, master mechanic same road; 
1900-02, inspector and track foreman 
Baldwin Locomotive Works ; July, 1902, 
apptd. to present position ; married, Sept., 
1887, Dunmore, Pa., to Allie Moffit. 
Res. : 519 Clay. 

Batman, W. H.— -Born, Park Co., 
Ind.; son of George and Prudence (Kil- 
gore) B. ; educated in the country 
schools; to Lawrence, Kan., 1879; was 
proprietor of a confectionery store; 
burned out about 1883 ; to Topeka, 1884; 
has been in confectionery business here 
most of the time since then ; to present 
location, 1895. During spare time, 1902, 
painted a beautiful autumn scene, which 



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is hung on one of the walls of the ice 
cream parlor. Store: 821 Kan. Ave. 

Bauer, A. D. — Born, Nauvoo, 111., 
March 6, 1863; son of John and Pru- 
dence (Hussmaur) B. ; educated in 
Drury Coll. ; married, Jan., 1901, to Min- 
nie Keas, Kansas City, Kan. ; has been 
printer in Topeka since 1878; to To- 
peka, 1878. Office: 122 E. 5th. 

Bauer, J. G. — Born, Marysville, 
Ohio, March 6, 1857 ; son of John P. and 
Anna B. (Auer) B.; educated, Wash- 
bum Coll.; married Elizabeth Pauly, 
Alma, Kan., 1880; has been in the hard- 
ware business with the W. A, L. Thomp- 
son Hardware Co. since April, 1876; sec- 
retary of the company ; to Topeka, 1870. 
Res. : 222 Topeka Ave. 

Baughman, Ellsworth. — Born, 
Franklin Co., Ohio, 1869 ; son of Joel and 
Katharine (Wingertt) B. ; educated in 
common schools of Topeka; to Topeka, 
1882 ; has been in ice cream business for 
22 years. Res. : 23d and Lincoln. 

Baughman, J. C. — Born, Franklin 
Co., Ohio, 1867; son of Joel and Kath- 
arine (Wingertt) B.; married, 1894, to 
Anna Garhart; educated in common 
schools of Topeka ; to Topeka, 1882 ; has 
been manufacturing ice cream here for 
22 years. Res. : 2213 Lincoln. 

Beal, L. G. — Born, Peru, Ind., March 
19, 1857; to Kansas, 1868; to Topeka, 
1886; started Topeka Savings Bank, 
1887; since 1896 he has been engaged in 
real estate and brokerage business. Of- 
fice: Room 10, Real Estate Bldg. cor. 
7th and Jackson. 

Beard, L. — Born, 1850, Terre Haute, 
Ind. ; son of James L. and Mary (Justus) 
B. ; educated in common schools and 
Terre Haute Commercial Coll. ; married, 
1875, to Livonia McKelvey, Terre 
Haute; asst. weighmaster of city scales 



a number of years; in drug business 2 
years; clerk and manager of dry goods 
business for 12 years at Terre Haute, 
Ind. ; to Topeka, 1895, and has been in 
the wholesale notions and dry goods busi- 
ness ever since. Store : 720-22 Jackson. 

Beck, Thomas A.— Born, Phila., Pa., 
Sept. 12, 1843 ; son of Thomas B. and 
Sarah (Beck) B. ; educated in common 
schools; married Charlotte Wardle, Jan. 
7, 1865; with Thomas B. Beck & Son, 
grain dealers, Phila., 13 years; to To- 
peka, 1878, and was member of the firm, 
Edson & Beck, grain dealers, to 1895; 
since 1895, alone in business; sec. and 
treas. Capital City Vitrified Brick & Pav- 
ing Co., 2 years ; pres. for last 10 years ; 
mem. Bd. of education for a number of 
years. Office: 212-14 E. 6th. 

Beckstrom, F. A. — Born in Sweden, 
Feb. 5, 1 841 ; son of Olof and Anna (Bo- 
man) B. ; married, June 24, 1865, in 
Sweden, to Ingaree Nelson; received 
common school education in Sweden; 
1855, began to learn his trade, serving 
6 years' apprenticeship; to America, 
1868; worked in Chicago 2 years; to To- 
peka, 1870; established wall paper busi- 
ness here July 30, 1870; painter and pa- 
per hanger. Store: 118 W. 6th. 

Bell, J. W.— Born, Lewisburg, West 
Va., 1854; son of David H. and Betty 
(Handley) B. ; educated, Central Univ., 
Richmond, Ky. ; in boot and shoe busi- 
ness, Richmond, Ky., previous to coming 
to Kan.; to Topeka, 1885; has been in 
horse and real estate business here ever 
since. Office : 535 Kan. Ave. 

Bennett, Arthur H. — Born, Mc- 
Henry Co., 111., May 9, 1869; son of F. 
H. and Mary E. (Merriman) B. ; ed- 
ucated in common and high schools; 
married, Lawrence, Kan., July 15, 1891, 
to Allicia Mclbravy; began cash grain 
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WHO'S WHO IN TOPBKA. 



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been in it ever since; sec. and treas. To- 
peka Hydraulic Stone Co. ; to Topeka, 
1898; to Kansas, 1878. Office: Craw- 
ford BIdg. 

Bennett, C. E. — Born, Dillsboro, 
Dearborn Co., Ind., June 12, 1854; son 
of E. B. and Katherine (Huddert) B.; 
educated, common schools in Indiana; 
married, 1882, Lola Mood; to Kansas, 
26 years ago; settled in Topeka and 
worked a number of years in Santa Fe 
shops ; 7 years ago became a member of 
the firm of Mood Plumbing Co. Store : 
117 W. 6th. 

Bentley, F. H.— Pastor North To- 
peka Christian Church; born, Ottumwa, 
Iowa, Sept. 9, 1858; son of Wm. and 
MaHnda C. (Shaul) B.; married Addie 
K. Underwood, Atchison, Kan., Jan. 30, 
1902; spent first 30 years of life on the 
farm ; spent 4 years in Cotner Univ., 
Lincoln, Neb. ; pastor Christian Church, 
Lanham, Neb., 1893-96; preacher also 
during this time on alternate Sundays, 
Charter Oak Church, near Talmage, 
Neb. ; pastor, Nortonville, Kan., 1896- 
98; at Ashland, i year; pastor, Seneca, 
2 years, Reserve, i year, and Lawrence, 
I year; pastor North Topeka Christian 
Church since March i, 1904. Res.: 1422 
North Topeka Ave. 

Bergen, Abram. — Born, Morgan Co., 
111., March 11, 1836; son of Jacob F. and 
Eliza (Montgomery) B. ; educated in 
Fairchild's Academy, 2 years. 111. Coll., 
B. A., '56, Law School, Harvard, i year, 
class of '57; married Louisa Thompson, 
Sept. 29, 1863, Virginia, 111. ; state's atty. 
of the 2ist judicial dist. of 111., 1863-64; 
CO. atty. of Fillmore Co., Minn., 1867- 
68; state senator in Minn., 1869 to 1870; 
chmn. of the judiciary committee of the 
Minn, senate during that term ; member, 
also, in law practice with Wm. Lochren ; 
associate justice supreme court, territory 



of N. M., 6 months; to Garnett, Kan., 
1869; practiced law there 1869 to 1870; 
CO. atty. of Anderson Co., two terms; to 
Topeka, 1882, and has been in law prac- 
tice here ever since ; for last 5 years has 
been associated with A. W. Dana. Of- 
fice : Columbian Bldg. 

Bergundthal, W. S.— Born, Powhat- 
an, Ohio, June 24, 1855 ; son of B. and 
Sarah (Powell) B. ; educated in common 
schools and high school ; married Lenora 
Neely ; bookkeeper, 3 years, for a whole- 
sale house ; 5 years on the farm after his 
father died ; bookkeeper, machine and 
bolt works, Indianapolis, Ind., 3 years; 
to Topeka, Nov., 1884, and was clerk for 
Jonathan Thomas, 16 years ; in 1900, 
commenced real estate business and has 
been in it since then ; councilman, 1901 
to 1902 ; mayor of Topeka since April, 
1903. Office: 117 W. 7th. 

Berry, Allen J. — Born, Quincy, Ohio, 
Oct. 6, 1844; son of Lester and Mary 
(Armstrong) B. ; educated in common 
schools; married Elizabeth Bailey, 
Quincy, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1866; solider in 
Civil War, 3 years; grocer in Quincy, 
1866 to 1870; grocer in N. Topeka since 
1886. Store : 905 N. Kan, Ave. 

Berry, J. A., M. D. — Born, Berryton, 
Canada, March 22, 1861 ; son of George 
and Ann Jane (McKinley) B. ; educated, 
collegiate course, Athens, Canada, and 
M.cGill Med. Univ., March 22, '87 ; post- 
graduate work, Chicago, 1887 and in 
1889; married, Feb., 1888, Canada, to 
Jennie Bagg; has practiced in Missouri, 
Nebraska, and Montana, and done special 
work in Chicago; to Topeka, 1898. Of- 
fice : 725 Kan, Ave, 

Belts, G. W.— Born, Piatt Co., 111., 
Oct. 25, 1858; son of J. B. and Susan C. 
(Wimmer) B. ; educated in common 
schools; to Kansas, i860; blacksmith, 16 
years, in Santa Fe shops ; plasterer for 



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some time; 2 years on police force as 
sergt., 1899 to 1900 ; under sheriff, Shaw- 
nee Co., since Jan. 12, 1903 ; married, To- 
peka, Sept. 25, 1889, ^o Anna Kimmer. 
Res. : 424 Grant Street, N. Topeka. 

Betts, Joseph Benjamin. — B o r n, 
Meredosia, Morgan Co., 111., Feb. 22, 
1851 ; son of Joseph B. and Susan (Wim- 
mer) B. ; boyhood spent on farm near 
Grantville, Kan. ; to Topeka at 25 years 
of age; is a contractor and builder; has 
constructed many prominent buildings, 
notably Indian Schools, Coffey Co, 
Court House, gov. bldg. at Fort Riley, 
and Academy for Sisters of St. Joseph, 
at Concordia, Kan.; has also done much 
railroad contracting; has been council- 
man from the ist ward; representative, 
37th dist. for two terms ; elected state 
senator, Nov., 1904. Res.: 1029 N. 
Quincy Street. 

Betz, L. C— Born, Feb. 6, 1845, 
Muskingum Co., Ohio; son of Wm. and 
Catherine Gibbons; married Lizza A. 
Bird, March 18, 1868, Muskingum Co., 
Ohio ; to Topeka, 1873 ; has been farmer, 
merchant, drummer, and manufacturer 
breakfast foods ; is now mgr. New York 
Mercantile Co. Store: iioE. 6th. 

Betzer, I. L. — Born, Vermilion Co., 
Ind., Feb. 2, 1854; son of James H. and 
Martha (Jones) B. ; educated in State 
Normal School of 111., graduating in 
1881 ; in 1880, received teacher's cer- 
tificate for life from state supt. of 111.; 
taught school, 13 years; to Stockton, 
Kan., 1886, and was in the real estate 
loan business there for 4 years; to To- 
peka, 1890, and has been in present busi- 
ness ever since ; financial agt., bonds and 
mortgages; married Mary E. Robinson, 
March 15, 1882. Office: Columbian Bldg. 

Billard, J. B. — Bom in France, July 
9, 1846; son of Gilbert and Antoinette 
(Brued) B.; graduated, Washburn Coll., 



'70; married, Aug. 21, 1875, Topeka, to 
Hermence Laurent ; farmed ; did some 
engineering and surveying; has been in 
mill business over 20 years ; has been 
police commissioner; v. pres. Western 
Woolen Mill Co.; pres. Mutual Ice & 
Cold Storage Co., to Topeka, 1854. Of- 
fice : 934 N. Kan. Ave. 

Bird, W. A. S.— Born, Addison, Pa., 
Aug. 31, 1855; son of Achibald and 
Elizabeth (Heilman) B. ; educated in 
County Normal, Myersdale, Pa. ; read 
law in office of Clarence Gillespie; mar- 
ried, March 21, 1883, Hiawatha, Kan., 
to Mary Dodge; to Topeka, 1880, and 
has practiced law here ever since; city 
atty., 8 years ; elected representative 37th 
dist., 1904; pres. Kan. Fraternal Con- 
gress. Office : 601 Kan. Ave. 

Black, William J. — Gen. passenger 
agt., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co. ; born, St. 
Louis, Mo., Oct. 3, 1864; educated in 
common schools and Christian Brothers 
Coll. ; office boy, St. Louis office, Van- 
dalia R. R. Co., 1879; rate clerk, 1884, 
gen. offices Mo. Pac. R. R. Co. ; rate 
clerk, Santa Fe system, Topeka, Feb., 
1886; chief clerk, Oct., 1887; asst. gen. 
passenger agt., Jan., 1891 ; and, Feb. i, 
1897, apptd. gen. passenger agt. Res. : 
523 Harrison. 

Blaine, Robert D.— Born, Bellefont- 
aine, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1858; son of Wm. 
and Agnes (Wallace) B. ; married Leila 
L, Burns, Medicine Lodge, Kan., Nov., 
T900; started in the real estate business, 
1886, and has been in it ever since; is 
now mgr. Kan. Real Estate and Loan 
Assn. ; mgr. of the Kan, and Okla, Col- 
lection Agency; special agt. U. S. & 
Mexican Trust Co. Office : 525 Kan. 
Avenue, 

Blair, Robert Woods. — Born, Bucks 
Co., Pa., March 17, 1866; son of John 
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Univ. of Kan., LL. B., '87; to Topeka, 
1887; was law clerk for the U. P. R. R., 
I year; asst. atty. for the U. P. R. R. 
since 1888; v. pres. Topeka & North- 
western R. R. Co. Office : Office Block. 

Blyth, A. E.— Tax agt., A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy. ; bom, Bevier, Mo., Aug. 15, 
1863; son of William and Sarah 
(Girard) B. ; educated in Cornell Coll., 
Iowa, 6 months ; in general merchandise 
business, Ogden, Iowa, 1888 to 1891 ; 
clerk in office, auditor of freight re- 
ceipts, Santa Fe Rwy., 1891-92 ; clerk for 
supt. of motive power Santa Fe Rwy., 
1892-93 ; docket clerk, law dept. of Santa 
Fe, Chicago, 1893-98; has been tax agt. 
since 1898; married to Clara Nettels, 
Moingona, Iowa, 1886. Res. : 201 Hun- 
toon. 

Bclmar, Charles Picot. — Born, West 
Chester, Chester Co., Pa., Nov. 15, 1848; 
son of Anthony and Adelaide (Williams) 
B. ; educated in his father's institute. Pa. 
Mil. Acad., and Maple Wood Institute ; 
married to Emma Pierce, Nov. 12, 1873, 
Chester Co., Pa. ; to Topeka, Feb. i, 
1873 ; sec. to land commissioner and gen. 
passenger agt. of the A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 
1873-74; owner of the Topeka Trans- 
portation Co., 1874 to 1881 ; on a farm 
in Soldier twp., Shawnee Co., 1881-9; 
with Investment Trust Co. of America, 
1889 to 1892; has been in real estate 
business, Topeka, since 1892. Res. : 212 
Greenwood Ave. Office : 423 Kan. Ave. 

Bolmar, Charles Pierce. — Born, To- 
peka, Aug. 28, 1874 ; son of Chas. Picot 
and Emma (Pierce) B. ; educated in an 
academy, i year, in Academy of Fine 
Arts, Pa., 3 years, and in Topeka Art 
School, I year; worked for 2 years in a 
decorating establishment ; has been artist 
on the State Journal staff since 1901. 
Illustrator: The Overland Stage to Cal- 
ifornia, by Root and Connelley, 1900, 



(over 60 illustrations). Office: 800 
Kan. Ave. 

Bonebrake, Frank M. — Born, Au- 
burn, Kan., March, 1862; son of P. I. 
and Martha A. (Lowe) B. ; educated, 
Topeka High School, and Washburn 
Coll., I year; married Lulu M. Higin- 
botham, Topeka, Jan, 12, 1888; to To- 
peka, 1864; asst. cashier with Central 
Nat. Bank, 1884-1904; cashier Mer- 
chants Nat. Bank since Jan. i, 1904. 
Res.: 13 12 Buchanan. 

Bonebrake, P. I. — Born, Preble Co., 
Ohio, Sept. 25, 1836; educated, Cornell 
Coll., Iowa; married Martha A. Lowe, 
1858; to Topeka, June, 1859; in mer- 
cantile business for some time; then 
elected, in 1865, co. clerk, Shawnee; re- 
elected, 4 times ; mem. Kan. legislature, 
1876-77; apptd. state treasurer to fill 
vacancy of Sam Lappin, the defalcator, 
when he ran away; elected state auditor, 
1876 ; twice re-elected ; has been mem. of 
city council, bd. of education, and police 
bd. ; organized, 1882, Central National 
Bank of Topeka; pres. of it ever since; 
inaugurated building of Topeka Water 
Works; pres. and sec. of it during its 
construction. Office : 7th and Kan. Ave. 

Borman, Thomas Allen. — B o r n, 
Dickinson Co., Kan., Dec. 5, 1874; son 
of Geo. W. and Elizabeth (Bissett) B.; 
educated at a Dickinson Co. High 
School ; married, June i, 1898, Enter- 
prise, Kan., to Maud E. Bennett; for 2 
years was editor and publisher of the 
Enterprise Journal ; engaged in general 
farming and dairy operations, 1894-1900; 
in 1900, became connected with the Con- 
tinental Creamery Co. ; now gen. supt. ; 
to Topeka, June, 1902. Res.: 1109 
Throop St. 

Boucher, J. W.— Born, Port M ait- 
land, Canada, Dec. 20, 1853; son of 
Henry A. and Katherine (Imlach) B. ; 



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educated in common schools and 
academy; was a brakeman and frieght 
conductor, Mo. Pacific, 4 years; clerk, 
commissary dept., and conductor on 
trains for the Pullman Co., 4 years ; agt. 
and asst. supt. Metropolitan Life Ins. 
Co., 5 years; gen. agt. for Kan., Mo. 
State Life Ins. Co., i year; dist. agt. of 
111. Life Ins. Co. since 1900; married 
Mrs. Jennie Berry, Topeka, 1900. Of- 
fice : Real Estate Bldg. 

Bowen, Wm. F., M. D.— Born, Dec. 
25, 1872, Wamego, Kan.; son of F. C. 
and Emma G. (Boyd) B.; educated at 
K. U. and Kan. Med. Coll. ; married, To- 
peka, June, 1903, to Edith Davis; has 
been practicing medicine since 1897; 
mem. of staflf at Christ's Hosp. ; mem. 
State Med. Assn., and Golden Belt Med. 
Soc. ; prof, of the practice of surgery, 
Kan. Med. Coll. Office : 330 Kan. Ave. 

Bowman, Alfred. — Born, Warren 
Co., Ohio, June 21, 1834; son of Samuel 
and Emily (Skinner) B. ; married Anna 
M. Henry, Morrow, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1858; 
taught school, 2 years ; photographer, 20 
years ; has been a Christian worker since 
1861 in the M. E., Free Methodist, and 
Wesleyan Methodist Churches, succes- 
sively; pres. Orleans (Neb.) Coll., 1897- 
99; to Topeka, 1899. Res. : 821 Huntoon. 

Bowman, C. S. — Born, Topeka, June 
13, 1870; son of Christian and Mary 
(Sutliff) B.; graduated Topeka High 
School; married May Wasson, Topeka, 
1895 ; clerk, Santa Fe offices, several 
years ; began work with First Nat. Bank, 
1892; now asst. cashier; treas. Mutual 
Ice and Cold Storage Co. since 1902. 
Res.: 911 W. loth. 

Bowman, G. C. — Born, Newburg, N. 
Y., April 6, 1868 ; son of C. E. and Noel 
(Taylor) B. ; educated in common 
schools ; to Topeka, 1893 ; was business 
mgr. of the T. J. Seymour Co., 1893 to 



1901 ; sec. of the Produce Dealers' Assn. 
of Kansas and Oklahoma since 1899; in 
1901, became one of five partners of the 
T. J. Seymour Co. Office and plant: 
Crane and Kan. Ave. 

Bowman, H. C. — Born in Vermont, 
Jan. 19, i860; son of T. E. and Mary 
(Burleson) B. ; married Isabelle S. Mur- 
dock, Mass., Aug. 18, 1885 ; employed 
by A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 1880 to 1885; 
was in the real estate business exclusive- 
ly, 1885 to 1898; since 1899 has been in 
the real estate and insurance business. 
Office : Columbian Bldg. 

Bradley, J. — Born, Burlington, Vt., 
Dec. 4, 1839; son of John and Miranda 
(Chittenden) B. ; educated in Univ. of 
Vt., 3 years; to Topeka, 1881, and in 
1882 founded the Topeka Roofing Co.; 
before coming to Topeka was owner of 
a slate quarry, Washington Co., N. Y., 
from 1861 to 1881 ; has been in business 
for over 44 years ; married Jeanette Wil- 
liams, Poultney, Vt., 1863 ; mgr. Topeka 
Roofing Co. Office : 1 1 1 W. 6th. 

Bradshaw, Robert C— Born, Platte 
Co., Mo., March, 1840; son of Charles 
and Jane (Adair) B. ; married Frances 
S. Wild, St. Joseph, Mo., April 1867; 
with Gen. Jas. H. Lane in Kansas, 1856- 
58; enlisted in Union Army, St. Joseph, 
Mo., May, 1861 ; 2d. lieut., June; ist. 
lieut., Aug.; capt. Co. A, 25th Mo. vol. 
inf., 1862; col. 44th Mo. vol. inf., 1864; 
wounded, Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30; 
brevet brig. gen. U. S. V., March, 1865 ; 
mustered out, Aug. ; city register, St. 
Joseph, Mo., 1867-70; gen. freight and 
ticket agt., St. J. & G. I. Rwy. Co., 1878- 
79; city assessor, St. Joseph, 1884; 
statistician, freight dept., Wabash Rwy. 
Co., 1886-91 ; traveling freight agt.. Mo. 
Pac. Rwy. Co. ; now, not actively en- 
gaged in business ; to Ottawa, Kan., 1887 > 
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Branaman, Daniel H. — Born, Sept. 
8, 1861, Ind, ; son of Christian and Mary 
(Wells) B.; educated in Ind. Univ., A. 
B., '86, LL. B., '88; prof, of law, Latin 
and mathematics in Univ. of Northwest, 
3 years; admitted to bar in Ind., 1886; to 
Hutchinson, Kan., March, 1889, and 
practiced there until 1896, when he came 
to Topeka ; has been in practice here 
since then. Office: 509 Kan. Ave. 

Brent, H. W.— Born, Neosho Co., 
Kan., Dec. 22, 1876; son of A. A. and 
Mary (Maxwell) B.; educated, Parsons 
High School and Univ. of Kan., to 
sophomore year; married, Mable Mor- 
ton, Jan. I, 1902; stenographer in gen. 
manager's office, Mexican International 
Rwy., 6 months; in treasurer's office of 
M. K. & T., Parsons, Kan., ii/o years; 
enlisted in Co. G., 20th Kan. regt. ; apptd. 
sergt.-major, Sept. 3, 1899, mustered out 
Oct. 28, 1899; worked for Rep. state 
committee during campaign of 1900; 
stenographer and executive clerk in Gov. 
Bailey's office, 1901-04; col. on Gov.'s 
staff and asst. adj. gen. of the Kan. Nat. 
Guards. Present address : Care Senator 
Long, Wash., D. C. 

Bridge, Chas. F. — Bom, Boston, 
Mass., Oct. 31, 1850; son of John and 
Mary (Benjamin) B. ; graduated, Pond's 
Business Coll. ; married, 1882, to Ella 
Jane Hart; to Topeka, 1869; in mer- 
cantile business, 1871-75 ; has been in real 
estate business for last 28 years. Office : 
1007 N. Kan. Ave. 

Brier, J. M. — Born, Covington, Ind. ; 
son of John and Deborah B. ; educated in 
Washburn Coll. to senior year ; married 
Emma Alexander, Larned, Kan., Oct., 
1888; in realty business, with Gavitt & 
Scott, 1876 to 1884; Scott & Brier, 1884 
to 1897; has been in real estate business 
alone since 1897. Office: Columbian 
Bldg. 



Bright, John A. — Born, April 24, 
1845, Aaronsburg, Center Co., Pa. ; son 
of George and Sarah (Bower) B. ; ed- 
ucated Pa. Coll. (partial course) ; mar- 
ried Mary Belle Shearer, Sept. 17, 1868, 
Milton, Pa.; to Kan., April, 1882; to 
Topeka, 1890; 1862 to 1867, teacher in 
common schools and academy, Pa. ; 1873, 
was ordained as a minister in Evangelical 
Lutheran Church; 1873 to 1886, engaged 
in pastoral work in Pa. and Kan. ; 1886 
to 1890, was gen. sec. Kan. State Sunday 
School Assn., during which time was del- 
egate to first World's S. S. convention, 
held in London, Eng., and was chosen 
one of three recording secretaries of that 
convention ; for 3 years following 1890, 
grand sec. I. O. O. F. of Kan.; grand 
chaplain, 6 years; grand master, i year; 
chaplain, i term, Kan. House of Rep- 
resentatives, and 2 terms, of Senate; 
since 1893, in evangelistic work. Author : 
A Kansan Abroad; or Sixty Days in 
Europe, and What I Saw There. Res. : 
830 Morris Ave. 

Brockett, E. M., M. D.— Born, Go- 
shen, Mass., 1852; son of Edwin L. and 
Palona (Willard) B. ; educated, high 
school. North Indiana Normal, and Kan. 
Med. Coll., M. D., '97; married Anna 
Pixley, Nelson, Ohio; taught school for 
16 years ; in 1896, began practice of med- 
icine ; taught in Kan. Med. Coll., 4 years ; 
mem. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc, Kan. 
State Med. Soc. and Am. Med. Assn.; 
pres. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. ; to Kan., 
1887; to Topeka, 1894. Office: 605 
Kan. Ave. 

Bromich, Joseph. — Bom, Birming- 
ham, Eng., Dec. 25, 1847; married, 
1868, to Mary A. Allton, Birmingham, 
Eng.; to Am., Feb. 23, 1870; to Topeka, 
July, 1871 ; worked in the old Kaw Val- 
ley Foundry, 2 years; worked in the 
Santa Fe shops, 1I/2 years; was with Mr. 



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Cofran 3 years; established Topeka 
Steam Boiler Works, 1877, and has been 
proprietor ever since; was in South 
America, 1869, in Peru Navy. Works : 
113-29 Jefferson. 

Bronson, A. W. — Born, Herkimer 
Co., N. Y., 1857; attended Hungerford 
Institute, N. Y., and Williston Seminary, 
East Hampton, Mass.; to Sioux City, 
Iowa, 1884; represented the Mortgage & 
Debenture Co., limited, of London, Eng. ; 
to K. C, Mo., 1893; to Topeka, 1894; is 
gen. agt. for the Mortgage & Debenture 
Co., in the West. Office : Real Estate 
Bldg. 

Brown, Frank J. — Born, Greene Co., 
Ohio; son of John D. and Hester 
(Smith) B. ; educated in Texas Agrl. 
Coll., 2 years ; to Topeka, Feb., 1881 ; 
mechanic, Santa Fe Rwy., 2 years ; clerk 
in the Santa Fe offices up to 1887, when 
he started in real estate business ; has 
been in it ever since; dealer in stocks. 
Office: Columbian Bldg. 

Brown, J. M., Rev. — Born near Lon- 
don, Ky., Nov. 9, 1869; son of Bartlett 
and Alice (Carr) B. ; educated, Wash- 
burn Coll., about 3 years, and Baker 
Univ., 6 months; married Maggie May 
Simpson, Topeka, Nov. 16, 1898; farmer 
previous to 1892; pastor, C. M. E. 
church, Topeka, 1895-1900; presiding 
elder, Kan. dist., 2 years ; has been pre- 
siding elder, Mo. dist., since 1902. 
Home: Topeka, Kan. 

Brown, Milton. — Born, Henry Co., 
Ind., May 12, 1854; son of Milton and 
Sarah J. (Moore) B. ; read law in Elliot 
& Elliot's office, Newcastle, Ind. ; admit- 
ted to bar. New Castle, Ind., 1875; mar- 
ried Emma Cotteral, July 18, 1878, New- 
castle; to Garden City, Kan., 1884; in 
1899, came to Topeka ; state senator, 38th 
dist., 1893-95 ; chmn. for past 3 years, 
Kan. C. M. Society of the Christian 



Church in Kansas; gen. counsel Kansas 
Fire Ins. Co. Office: Crawford Bldg. 

Brown, Thomas B. — Born, LaSalle 
Co., III., May 12, 1854, of English par- 
ents; educated in common and high 
school; married, 1881, to Minnie Brant, 
Ottawa, Kan.; since 15 years of age has 
been a printer ; foreman printing depart- 
ment of state printer for last 15 years; 
dir. of the Shawnee Building and Loan 
Association ; to Kansas, 1869 ; to Topeka, 
1886. Res.: 1224 Taylor. 

Brown, Walter C. — Chief clerk to 
mechanical supt. of Santa Fe Rwy.; 
born. Cape Vincent, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1876; 
son of Chester and Mary (Brown) B. ; 
educated in common schools; office boy 
for purchasing agents, Chicago, Great 
Western R. R., St. Paul, Minn., 6 
months; clerk for the freight auditor, i 
year; clerk for purchasing agt., 4 years; 
clerk, supt. of motive power, i year; 
chief clerk, div. master mechanic, 3 
years ; chief clerk for Mechanical Supt. 
Risteen of the Santa Fe since April, 1903. 
Res.: 1 124 Harrison. 

Bruns, Henry. — Pastor German 
Methodist church; born, Sept. 8, 1850, 
Province of Hanover, Germany; son of 
Henry and Justine (Weosage) B. ; edu- 
cated, common schools, Germany ; to Am. 
1866; to Kansas, 1873; been in ministry 
31 years, 16 in Nebraska, 2 in Missouri, 
3 in Colorado, 10 in Kansas. Res.: 514 
W. 5th. 

Bryan, M. E., D. D. S.— Born, July 
28, 1868, Springfield, Mo.; son of S. W. 
and Jane (Bowling) B. ; graduated, 
Drury Coll.; 1894, graduated, Western 
Dental Coll., K. C, Mo. ; began practice 
in 1894; to Topeka, 1900, and has been 
in practice here ever since. Office : 909 
N. Kan. Ave. 

Buhre, Charles E. — Born in Canan- 
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Frederick and Magdalena (Showalter) 
B. ; educated in common schools ; mem. 
of 22d Wis. inf. under Gen. Sherman; 
was a prisoner in Libby prison; from 
1855 to 1883, in watch business, Lake 
Geneva, Wis.; to Topeka, May i, 1883; 
in jewelry business to 1892; since that 
time has been doing watch repairing and 
engraving. Office : 604 Kan. Ave. 

Bulkley, A. A. — Born, Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y., Oct. 28, 1870; son of C. S. and 
Lucinda (Barnhart) B. ; married, 1893, 
Sedalia, Mo., to Florence J. Poynter; 
learned printer's trade, Sedalia, Mo.; 
worked 13 years there at trade; linotype 
operator. Cripple Creek (Colo.) Evening 
Star, I year; to Topeka, Aug., 1902; 
linotype operator, Mail and Breeze, since 
then. Author: Sculptor's Fate; Roses 
of Life ; Malinche ; Golden Gold ; these 
poems published 1901. At present en- 
gaged in prose; manuscript of story 
"Suspect!" prepared. Res. : 610 W. 8th. 

Burch, Rosseau A. — Born, Williams- 
port, Warren Co., Ind., Aug. 4, 1862; 
son of I. and Mary (Schoonover) B. ; 
graduated, Michigan Univ. Law School ; 
married, Sept. 25, 1889, to Clara 
L. Teague; to Kansas, 1869; admitted 
to bar, 1885 ; became justice of supreme 
court, Kan., Sept., 1902. Res. : 827 
Tyler. 

Burge, C. H.— Born, July 23, 1841, 
Hollis, N. H. ; son of Siras and Johan- 
nah Burge; married, 1877, to Mary 
Jones; in the army. Civil War, 18 
months ; farmed 4 years ; in mercantile 
business, Illinois, 13 years; has been in 
real estate business for the last 20 years ; 
to Topeka, 1884. Office : Room 5, Bank 
of Topeka Bldg. 

Burge, Napoleon B.— Born, Valpa- 
raiso, Ind., Aug. 22, 1869; son of John 
Howard and Evelyn (Blachley) B. ; mar- 
ried Millie Martin, daughter of Geo. W. 



Martin, sec. of Kan. State Hist. Soc, 
Oct. 7, 1903; educated at Kan. State 
Agrl. Coll., 3 years; to Kansas, 1878; 
private sec. to Geo. W. Clark, 2 years; 
studied law 3 years ; in law dept. of San- 
ta Fe Rwy. at Guthrie, Okla., 2 years; 
to Topeka, 1900, and has been in oil in- 
vestment business for last 4 years : N. B. 
Burge & Co. Office : Real Estate Bldg. 

Burke, DeLou. — Canon of Grace Ca- 
thedral ; born, Crawfordsville, Ind., 
March 24, 1858; son of Samuel Johnson 
and Mary Ann (Bradley) B. ; graduated. 
Central Indiana Normal Coll., 1877, and 
Nashotah Theological Seminary, Nasho- 
tah. Wis., 1892; ordained deacon, 1891, 
and priest, 1892; rector for 2 years at 
St. Mark's Church, Beaver Dam, Wis. ; 
later rector at South Bend, Ind., and 
Vincennes, Ind. ; was prof, of philosophy 
and pedagogy in Vincennes Univ. ; to 
Topeka, 1902; in charge of the mission 
churches of the city ; has chair of apolo- 
getics and Christian ethics in Kan. Theo- 
logical School, cor. Topeka Ave. and 9th 
St. Res.: 11 12 Western Ave. 

Burket, Flavius Otto, D.D.S.— Born, 
Bedford, Mo., Aug. 15, 1871 ; son of P. 
J. M. and E. (Green) B. ; educated, State 
Normal School, Emporia, St. Louis Med. 
and Dental Coll., and Washington Univ. ; 
married to M. V. Reese, Oct. 25, 1899, 
Scranton, Pa. ; in 1894, started in dental 
business with his father and continued 
with him until 1900 ; since then has been 
alone. Office : 527 Kan. Ave. 

Burlingame, Ward. — Born, Feb. 6, 
1836, Gloversville, N. Y. ; son of Leander 
and Eleanor (Ward) B. ; educated, 
Kingsborough Acad., and Johnstown 
Coll. ; married Gertrude E. Robertson, 
Jan. I, 1863, Leavenworth, Kan.; to 
Kansas, spring of 1868; soon after com- 
ing to Kansas, entered into newspaper 
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time the Commonwealth was merged into 
the Capital ; served as private sec. to four 
governors of Kansas and three U. S. sen- 
ators; has been in the Dead Letter Of- 
fice, Washington, D. C, for 24 years, and 
has been its chief clerk 7 years; now is 
acting supt. of Dead Letter Office; po- 
litical writer. Res. : 626 Topeka Ave. 

Burrow, Joel R. — Born near Salem, 
Marion Co., 111., July 21, 1853; became 
U. S. mail sub-contractor in Kansas, 
1873, and continued that work 7 years; 
in mercantile business, Smith Center, 
1874-76; Burrow & White, bankers. 
Smith Center, 1880-86 ; bought out part- 
ner's interest and organized First Na- 
tional Bank, 1886; pres. since 1886; has 
been secretary of state, Kansas, since 

1903. Office : State Capitol Bldg. 
Burton, J. S. — Pastor, Mount Olive 

M. E. Church; born, Nov. 14, 1847, Sa- 
line Co., Mo. ; son of Henry and Emily 
(Brown) B. ; married Cynthia North- 
cutt, June 5, 1890, Columbia, Mo.; pas- 
torates at Georgetown, Mo., 1882-84, 
Versailles, Mo., 1884-87, Lexington, Mo., 
1888-89; on Richmond circuit, 1889-90, 
Fayette circuit, 1890-91 ; St. Joseph, 
1891-93, Clarksville, Mo., 1893-95, Han- 
nibal, Mo., 1895-96, Montgomery, Mo., 
1896-98, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1898 to 1900; 
taught in primary schools in Missouri 12 
years; to Kansas, 1900; to Topeka, Aug., 

1904. Res.: 1 182 Buchanan St. 

c. 

Cain, Frank. — Chief clerk to supt. of 
Santa Fe Rwy. shops, Topeka; born, 
Waukegan, 111., Sept. 20, 1867; son of 
Thomas and Mary (McCormick) C. ; 
educated in common schools and high 
school; married Portia Park, Chanute, 
Kan., Dec, 1902 ; clerk in mechanical 
dept., Topeka, 1888-94; clerk in me- 
chanical dept., Ottawa, 2 years; clerk in 



mechanical dept., Chanute, 3 years ; chief 
clerk to Supt. of Shops John Purcell, To- 
peka, since March, 1903. Res. : 420 W. 
loth. 

Campbell, Arthur C, Dr. — Born, 
Evansville, Wis., Dec. 21, 1864; son of 
Joel C. and Ellen (Wetmore) C. ; grad- 
uated. Coll. of Osteopathy, Des Moines, 
Iowa, Parsons Horological Institute, and 
Chicago Ophthalmological Coll.; post- 
graduate work, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose 
and Throat Coll., and Still Coll. of Os- 
teopathy; married Ida M. Hubby, Feb. 
9, 1887 ; to Topeka, 1896, but soon left to 
pursue his studies further; returned, 
1904. Office: 623 Kan. Ave. 

Campbell, M. T. — Born, Blooming- 
ton, Ind., May 2, 1846; son of M. M. and 
Martha J. (McPheeters) C. ; educated, 
Eastman's Business Coll., N. Y., Univ. 
of Ind., A. B., and LL. B. ; married 
Louise Adams, Sept. 3, 1871 ; to Kansas, 
first, i860; second, Atchison, 1869; ad- 
mitted to the bar, 1869 ; practiced, Water- 
ville, Kan., 1870 to 1872; to Topeka, 
Dec, 1872, and has been in practice here 
since then; mem. of legislature, 1876. 
Office: 423 Kan, Ave. 

Campbell, N. B.— Born, Middlesex 
Co., Ontario, Canada, May 17, 1853; son 
of Archibald and Mary C. ; graduated, 
Shathroy Collegiate Institute, June, '76; 
married Mary A. Seaton, London, Can- 
ada, Aug. 27, 1879; school teacher till 
1879 ; merchant, 1879-81 ; mgr. and 
special agt. Singer Mfg. Co., 1886-87; 
merchant again, 1887-89; to Topeka, 
Oct., 1889; mgr. Singer Mfg. Co., 1889- 
98 ; since then, state mgr. Am. Benevolent 
Assn., a health and accident company; 
also dealer in loans and investments. 
Office: 605 Kan. Ave. 

Canan, Anna. — Born, Richwood, 
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Coll., and shorthand and typewriting in 
Spencerian Business Coll., Cleveland, 
Ohio ; taught in Spencerian Coll. ; or- 
ganized Standard School of Shorthand 
and Typewriting in Topeka, 1887, and 
has been at the head of it ever since ; to 
Topeka, 1887. School: 628-630 Kan. 
Ave. 

Capper, Arthur. — Born, Garnett, 
Kan., July 14, 1865 ; son of Herbert and 
Isabelle (McGrew) C. ; educated in com- 
mon and high schools of Garnett, Kan. ; 
married Florence Crawford, Topeka, 
Dec. I, 1892; has been publisher of the 
Mail and Breeze for the past 10 years; 
pres. and gen. mgr. of the Capital for 
the last 3 years ; now sole owner of Cap- 
ital ; to Topeka, 1884. Office : 107 E. 8th. 

Carkuff, C. P.— Pastor, First Wes- 
leyan Methodist church; born, Jan. 23, 
1853, Dubuque, Iowa; son of Isaac and 
Eliza A. (Anderson) C. ; educated at 
Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, 111. ; 
married Orpha Bamford, Keota, Iowa, 
April 15, 1890; pastor at Marysville, 
Iowa, 1889-90, Melrose, Iowa, 1891, and 
Ness City, Kan., Dec. 31, 1892 to 1899; 
to Kan., Dec. 31, 1892; to Topeka, Sept. 
I, 1899; has been pastor First Wesleyan 
church here ever since. Res. : 505 E. 3d. 

Carle, Uriah.— Born, Ulster Co., N. 
Y., Dec. 13, 1835; son of Matthew and 
Lucinda (Ackert) C. ; married, Anna 
Burhans, Ulster Co., Oct., 1855; stone 
cutter up to 1877; to Kansas, 1877, near 
Topeka ; on farm there until 1887 5 silent 
partner, hardware business, P. W. 
Griggs & Co., 7 years; has been with 
Griggs & Moneypenny since Nov., 1902; 
justice of the peace, Tecumseh twp., i 
term in the seventies. Store: 208 W. 
6th. 

Carpenter, E. E., D. D. S.— Born, 
Paris, 111., 1874; educated, 3 years in 
Topeka High School, and Western Den- 



tal Coll., K. C, D. D. S., April, '97; 
married, Jan. 25, 1898; began practicing 
in Topeka, 1897; mem. Kan. State Dent- 
al Assn. Office : 627 Kan. Ave. 

Carswell, W. C. — Born, Newport, 
Ky., March 9, 1861 ; son of W. C. and 
Matilda C. ; married Ida A. Johnson, 
June 30, 1884; she died, 1895; in 1896, 
married Lovetta Young, Hutchinson, 
Kan.; telegraph operator on Wabash R. 
R., 1879-80; telegraph operator for Santa 
Fe at various stations in Kansas ; located 
at Newton 7 years; mgr. of Western 
Union Telegraph Co., Newton, until 
1891 ; Huchinson in like capacity, 11 
years; to Topeka, Oct. 25, 1902; mgr. 
here since then ; to Kansas, 1880. Of- 
fice : 621 Kan. Ave, 

Carter, B. W. — Bom, June 20, 1857, 
Versailles, Ky. ; son of James and Mary 
(Black) C. ; educated in common 
schools ; married Minnie Stine, Douglass, 
Kan., 1885; worked at hardware and 
furniture business, Marion, Kan., 20 
years ; tent and awning business, last 4 
years ; to Kansas, 1876 ; to Topeka, 1901 ; 
one of proprietors Topeka Tent & Awn- 
ing Co. Office : 304 Kan. Ave. 

Carter, John. — Old settler; born, 
Floyd Co., Va., Jan. 2, 1834; son of 
Bailey and Nancy (Bartlett) C. ; freight- 
ing between Mo. River and Rocky Mts., 
1859-62; enlisted in nth Kan. cav. ; 
mustered out, Aug. 7, 1865; to Topeka, 
June, 1859; first city marshal, in 1866; 
chief of police, 3 terms, ending April i, 
1889; custodian Lincoln Post No. i Hall. 
Res. : 106 E. 6th. 

Carter, John F. — Born, Danville, 
Ky., Oct. 28, 1839; son of James and 
Mary L. (Black) C. ; married Carrie L. 
Barnes, March 3, 1863 ; to Florence, 
Kan., April 11, 1872; clerk in lumber 
store, 5 years; proprietor Marion Lum- 
ber Co., 12 years; to Topeka, 1893; pro- 



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prietor U. P. Hotel, 1893-95 ; proprietor 
Chesterfield Hotel, i year; with the 
^tna Bldg. and Loan Assn. since 1896; 
dir., asst. sec, and bookkeeper. Office : 
116 E. 5th. 

Carter, John R. — Born near Auburn, 
Kan., July 31, 1870; son of J. S. and 
Elizabeth (Simerwell) C. ; mother was, 
according to Wilder's Annals of Kansas, 
probably the first white girl born in 
Kansas; her father, Rev. Robert Simer- 
well, and his wife, came to the Shawnee 
Mission, Oct., 1833, as missionaries to 
the Pottawatomies. Mr. C. was edu- 
cated, Ottawa Univ., 3 years, and State 
Normal, i year; principal Oakland 
School, Sept., 1898-1905; elected supt. 
of public instruction, Shawnee Co., Nov., 
1904; married Mary G. Strawn, Topeka, 
May, 1896. Res.: 317 Winfield Ave. 

Carter, Wm. R. — Born, Brunswick, 
Ga., Dec. 15, 1874; son of James M. and 
Margaret (Clark) C. ; educated, Tus- 
kegee Normal and Industrial Institute, 
and Gammon Theological Seminary; 
married Edna Gertrude Stills, Denver, 
Colo., Oct. 9, 1901 ; asst. principal, pub- 
lic schools, Brunswick, Ga., 1893-95; 
principal, public school, Orange Bend, 
Fla., 1895-98; principal, normal dept., 
Harriman (Tenn.) Industrial School, 
1 898- 1 900; to Topeka, Sept., 1900; prin- 
cipal, Topeka Industrial and Educational 
Institute. Location: 2 miles E. of city. 

Cartlidge, Edward T. — Tax commis- 
sioner, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co.; born, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., April 24, 1855 ; son of 
Edward J. and Martha O. (Crane) C. ; 
educated in St. Joseph High School and 
in Nebraska State Univ., partial course; 
married Nettie A. Weymouth, Topeka, 
April 24, 1878; moved with parents in 
1859 to Hannibal, Mo.; in 1869, to St. 
Joseph; 1870, on location survey of St. 
Joseph & Grand Island R. R., Hiawatha 



to Marysville, Kan.; March, 1871, en- 
tered service of B. & M. R. R., at Lincoln, 
Neb. ; to Topeka with tax dept. A. T. & 
S. F. Rwy., Dec. 16, 1876; apptd. tax 
commr., June i, 1890. Res. : 1406 To- 
peka Ave. 

Case, Aderial Hebard. — Born, Troy, 
Bradford Co., Pa., Dec. 19, 1828; son of 
Elihu and Charlotte (Palmer) C. ; edu- 
cated in common and academic schools; 
married Helen Augusta Kiff, Nov. i, 
1854; she died March 13, 1870; married 
Lucia O. Benton, Aug. i, 1872; admitted 
to bar i860; to Topeka, July 15, 1859; 
campaigned state with Jim Lane, who 
was running for state senator, in 1864; in 
"Red Leg" service during the Civil War ; 
in i860, commenced law practice and has 
been in it ever since ; dist. atty. of the 3d 
judicial dist., 1861-2; deputy U. S. dist. 
atty., 4 years. Office: 119 W. 5th. 

Case, Lucia Ophelia. — Lawyer; 
bom, Spencer, Tioga Co., N. Y., July 25, 
1 851; daughter of Almon and Betsy F. 
(Lewis) Benton; educated in public 
schools and Kan. State Agrl. Coll. ; mar- 
ried, Aug. I, 1872, to A. H. Case; to 
Oskaloosa, Kan., 1859; to Topeka, 1872; 
admitted to the bar, April 11, 1895. Of- 
fice : 1300 W. loth. 

Chamberlain, Lawrence, M. D. — 

Born, Aug. 20, 1873, Topeka; son of 
Philander Chase and J. N. (Safford) C; 
educated, Univ. of Kan., A. B., '98 ; Kan, 
Med. Coll., M. D., 1902; married, Sept. 
I, 1902, to Olive St. Clair Lewis; house 
surgeon and supt. Christ's Hosp., 1902- 
04; in general practice since 1904; prof, 
of minor surgery, anesthesia and gyne- 
cology, Kan. Med. Coll. since 1903 ; con- 
tributor to Journal of the Kan. Med. 
Soc, several articles on anesthesia; 
mem. Am. Med. Assn., Golden Belt Med. 
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nee Co. Med. Soc. ; ex-sec. of the Shaw- 
nee Co. Med. Soc. Office: 519 Kan. Ave. 

Chamberlain, P. C. — Born, Peoria, 
III., Sept. 28, 1850; son of Jacob S. and 
Mary (Chase) C. ; educated, Racine 
(Wis.) Military School, Kenyon (111.) 
Grammar School, and Hobart Coll., A. 
B. ; married Jennie Safford, Topeka, 
Nov. 21, 1885 ; practiced law, Cambridge, 
111.; to Topeka, March, 1879; for 25 
years has been on the Topeka Daily Cap- 
ital staff, and is now mgr., circulation, of 
rural routes ; promoter, P. C. C. Oil & 
Gas Co. ; v. pres., Maple Hill Mfg. Co. 
Res. : 317 Clay. 

Chaney, J. A. — Pastor First Free 
Methodist church ; born, April 20, 1866, 
Hickory Co., Mo. ; son of F. M. and 
Elizabeth A. (May) C; attended Wheat- 
land and Hermitage High Schools, i year 
each, and one term in Morrisville Coll. ; 
married Edith Shinn, Nov. 17, 1892, 
near Hermitage, Mo.; taught school, 
1888-92; pastor in Southern M. E. 
Church, 1894-98, and 1900-03 ; with Free 
Methodist Church since 1903 ; to Topeka, 
1904. Res.: 1 106 Lime St. 

Chappell, Thomas. — Born in Eng- 
land, Aug. 16, 1842; son of James and 
Leha (Lucas) C. ; educated in common 
and night schools of Wakefield, England ; 
worked in mines, England, for 30 years ; 
has operated coal mines for himself in 
Kansas since 1880; to Kansas, 1870; 
coal dealer, Topeka, since 1900. Office: 
7th and Holliday. 

Chappelle, James. — Born, Rochester, 
N. Y., June 11, 1868; son of James and 
Lucy Virginia C. ; educated in common 
schools and State Normal at Brockport, 
N. Y. ; began business life as a printer's 
apprentice ; spent several years with the 
banking firm of T. B. and W. Corning, 
Rochester, N. Y. ; became associated 
with Palmer House, of Chicago, in 1887; 



has acted in the capacity of hotel clerk, 
steward, manager, and operator in dif- 
ferent parts of the country; proprietor, 
Copeland Hotel, 9th and Kan. Ave. 

Chase, Harold Taylor. — Born, 
Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 13, 1864; grad- 
uated from Harvard, 1886; married, Jan. 
15, 1890, to Annie Thompson, Topeka; 
editor of Topeka Daily Capital since 
1895 ; dir. Free Public Library. Office : 
Topeka Daily Capital Office. 

Chivers, Caleb. — Born, Bucking- 
hamshire, England, Oct. 6, 1846; son of 
James (who was tailor to Prince Albert) 
and Mary A. (Hoar) C. ; educated at 
private academy and grammar school ; 
certificated teacher of the Tonic Solfa 
and Established Notation of teaching to 
sing; married, March, 1868, to Mary 
Ann Meakes ; learned tailor's trade from 
father; to Leavenworth, Kan., Oct., 1871, 
and was in the sewing machine and 
musical instrument business in connec- 
tion with tailoring establishment from 
1874 to 1882; to Topeka, Oct., 1882, and 
has been proprietor Topeka Steam Dye 
Works ever since. Store: 124 E. 7th. 

Clark, Elon S. — Born, Junction City, 
Kan., July 15, 1866; son of Milton E. 
and Jennie E. (Clark) C. ; married Mol- 
lie H. Fink, Dunkirk, N. Y., June, 1891 ; 
supt. of agents, ^tna Loan Co., 5 years ; 
with N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 2 years ; supt. 
of agents. The Mutual Life Ins. Co., of 
New York, Feb., 1901-03 ; mgr. of Kan- 
sas agency since Jan. i, 1904. Res.: 
1417 Topeka Ave. Offices : 9th and Kan. 
Avenue. 

Clark, Frank Lowry. — Prof. Greek 
Language and Literature,WashburnColl. ; 
born,Ogden, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1869; son of 
George Lowry and Ellen (Nichols) C. ; 
educated, Brockport (N. Y.) State Nor- 
mal School, '90, Amherst Coll., A. B., 
'94, Univ. of Munich, i year, 1897-98, 



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Harvard, A. M., '99, Ph. D., 1902 ; mar- 
ried Natalie Lord Rice, Danvers, Mass., 
Aug. 15, 1900; teacher in Cleveland 
Home School for Boys, 1895; instructor 
Baldwin Univ., Berea, Ohio, 1895-97; 
instructor Shady Side Acad., Pittsburg, 
Pa., 1899-1900; asst. in the Classics, 
Harvard Univ., 1900-01 ; prof., Wash- 
burn, since 1901 ; contributed article on 
Citations of Plato in Clement of Alex- 
andria to Proceedings of Am. Philologic- 
al Assn., 1902; contributor to the new 
Oxford Platonic Lexicon; mem. Am. 
Philological Assn., and Delta Upsilon. 
Res.: 151 1 West St. 

Clark, Geo. A.— Born, Mexico, Mo., 
Dec. 27, 1856; son of H. S. and Frances 
E. C; educated, Hamill's High School 
for boys, 10 months; received thorough 
printing office education ; married M. O. 
Bacon, Topeka, 1882; to Leavenworth, 
Kan., April, 1879; to Topeka, 1879, and 
was foreman and telegraph editor of 
the Commonwealth, 6 years ; sec. of state, 
1899 to 1902; from 1884 to 1 90 1, was 
editor and proprietor, Junction City Re- 
publican; state printer. Office: 106-08 
E. 8th. 

Clark, J. S.— Born, Feb., 1848, Mad- 
ison, Wis.; son of J. T. and Palmyra 
(Cornell) C. ; educated, Wis. State Univ., 
2 years ; to Topeka, Feb., 1873 ; in roof- 
ing and paving business, i year; on 
farm, i year; in hardware business, 5 
years; has been with the Real Estate, 
Abstract & Title Co., since Jan. i, 1894; 
sec. of it. Office: 113 W. 5th. 

Clark, Julius Taylor. — Born, Aug. 3, 
1814, at Isle-la-Motte, Vermont; son of 
Jesse Ashley and Rhoda (Hill) C. ; edu- 
cated. Union Coll., A. B., '37, and A. M., 
'44 ; married Julia Millard, Madison,Wis., 
Dec. 28, 1854; to Kan., Oct., 1868; to 
Topeka, 1869 ; was in charge of the Ex- 
celsior Coke & Gas Co. for many years; 



is now retired ; v. pres. of Excelsior Coke 
& Gas Co. ; pres. of the Kansas Children's 
Home Society. Author: Ojibue Con- 
quest. Res. : 135 Greenwood Ave. 

Clarkson, Harrison.— Born, Mt. Car- 
mel, Ind., Jan. 19, 1832 ; son of Thomas 
G. and Sarah (Wilson) C. ; went through 
soph, class, Asbury Univ.; married 
Eliza B. Fulghum, Richmond, Ind., 
Sept. 24, 1868; she died Jan. 8, 1905; to 
Topeka, Oct. 9, 1868; special agt. vEtna 
Ins. Co., 1868-71 ; deputy state supt. of 
ins.; elected state supt. of ins., 1871, and 
served until 1875 ; special agt. and ad- 
juster of various ins. companies, July, 
1875, to Jan., 1889; mgr. Denver and 
Colo. Inspection and Rate Bureau, 1889- 
99; mgr. Kan, Rate and Inspection 
Bureau, 1899; now printer for Kan. Ins. 
Inspection Bureau, and printer and mail- 
ing clerk, Okla. and Ind. Ty. Rate and 
Inspection Bureau. Office : Office Block. 

Clarkson, J. F. — Born, Yorkshire, 
England; son of John and Elizabeth 
(Foster) C. ; received private instruc- 
tion; married Ann Perkins, 1874; to 
Am., and settled in Neb., 1871 ; was a 
minister, Presbyterian Church, in Ne- 
braska, Missouri, and Kansas; has been 
a dealer in books, Topeka, for over 4 
years. Store : 408 Kan. Ave. 

Cleveland, Winfield M.— Pastor 
Third Presbyterian church ; born, July 7, 
1872, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; son of 
Edward W. and Clara (Miller) C; ed- 
ucated, Miami Univ., A. B., '96, 3 years 
in Princeton Theological Seminary, and 
A. M., Princeton Univ., 1899; married 
Frances Long, Jackson, Ohio, Aug. i, 
1901; to Kan., June, 1899; began Hfe 
on the farm in Ohio and Indiana ; taught 
dist. school I year before entering col- 
lege; filled the pastorate of the First 
Presbyterian church at Herington, Kan., 
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1904, to take up pastorate of Third 
Presbyterian church. Res. : looi E. 4th. 

Cliver, W. T.— Specal agt., land 
dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Milford, 
Ohio, July 25, 1852; son of Paul and 
Elizabeth (Brown) C. ; educated in com- 
mon schools ; married Mary Mitchell, 
Canton, 111., May, 1880; on construction 
work, Chicago extension of the Santa Fe, 
1887 to 1890; special agt. in land dept. 
in New Mexico, 1892 to April, 1898; to 
Topeka in 1898, and has been in present 
position since then. Res. : 435 Tyler. 

Close, Jay F. — Born, Bellevue, Ohio, 
Dec. I, 1857; son of George and Mary 
(Moyer) C. ; educated, Bellevue High 
School and Ohio Wesleyan Univ. ; mar- 
ried Anna L. Schnebly, 1887; emigrated 
to Republic Co., Kan., March i, 1884; to 
Topeka, Jan. i, 1903; to Kansas, March 
I, 1884; has practiced law continuously 
since admitted to bar, 1884; pres. of bd. 
of education, Belleville, Kan., several 
terms; co. atty.. Republic, Jan., 1887, to 
Jan., 1891, and from Jan., 1893, to Jan., 
1897; apptd. asst. atty. general, Jan., 
1903. Office: State Capitol. 

Coblentz, Samuel C. — Born, St. Au- 
bert. Mo., Sept. 25, i860; son of Rev. 
Samuel and Lillie A. (Osborn) C. ; ed- 
ucated, Lane Univ., 2 years, and Union 
Biblical Sem., Dayton, Ohio, graduate of 
'85 class ; married Delia Hoover, Le- 
compton, Kan., June 7, 1885 ; pastor, 
Pleasant Grove circuit, Dec, 1886-Oct., 
1889; Meriden circuit, 1889-92 ; Ozawkie, 
Oct., 1892-Oct., 1893; took charge To- 
peka mission station. United Brethren 
church, Oct., 1893; was pastor of First 
United Brethren church until Oct., 1902 ; 
now solicitor, Church Erection Soc. ; con- 
tributor to religious periodicals. Res. : 
121 1 Monroe. 

Coburn, F. D. — Born, Jefferson Co., 
Wis., May 7, 1846; son of Ephraim W. 



and Mary Jane (Mulks) C. ; married 
Lou Jenkins, Sept., 1869, Franklin Co., 
Kan.; enlisted 135th 111. vols., 1864; re- 
enlisted, 62d 111. inf., 1864; after war 
came to Kansas, locating near Ottawa; 
taught school 2 years; greater part of 
life spent on farm up to 1880; in 1882, 
elected sec. of State Board of Agrictil- 
ture, which position he held for 3 
months; editor of Live Stock Indicator, 
K. C, Mo., 6 years; connected much of 
ensuing time with a prominent real estate 
and investment company, Kansas City, 
Kan. ; sec. of State Board of Agriculture, 
1894, and for 5 succeeding terms has 
been re-elected by acclamation ; ex-pres.. 
State Temperance Union; chief of dept. 
of live stock. Universal Exposition, St. 
Louis, Mo., 1904. Author: Kansas and 
Her Resources, 1902; Swine Husbandry, 
1877, ^"*^ Alfalfa, 1904. Office: State 
Capitol. 

Cockrell, E. M.— Born, Wayne Co., 
Ohio, 1850; son of John and Esther 
(Seelie) C. ; educated in the common and 
high schools of Wayne Co.; married 
Francis G. Eckert, Mansfield, Ohio, July 
21, 1 88 1 ; to Shawnee Co., 1873; farmed 
15 years in Mission twp. ; 1890, pres. of 
Mission twp. Republican Club ; trustee of 
Mission twp., 4 years ; deputy co. clerk, 
7 years; apptd. clerk of dist. court, 1894; 
to Kansas in 1873; to Topeka in 1895; 
proprietor. White Star Laundry, 213-215 
W. 5th. 

Coddington, James D. — Born, War- 
ren Co., Ohio, Aug. 19, 1833; son of 
Daniel S. and Phoebe Rose (Hum- 
phreys) C. ; married Clare M. Hatfield, 
Aug. 31, 1855 ; carpentry work, 20 years ; 
in Civil War, 2d lieut., and capt., Co. F., 
i8th Mo.; to Topeka, Aug. 10, 1878; 
clerk, R. A. Davison, pension atty. and 
lawyer, 3 years ; has been a pension atty. 



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since Dec. 22, 1892; has been a notary 
public over 16 years. Office : 1 13 W. 5th. 

Cofran, Roswell L. — Born, Whee- 
lock, Vt., 1845; son of John and Nancy 
(Hoyt) C. ; received academic and coun- 
ty institute education; married Caroline 
Fritchie, Topeka, 1881 ; in Civil War, 
corporal, 6th Vt. vols, to 1864; to To- 
peka, 1870; machinist, Western Foundry; 
since 1876, has been proprietor Western 
Foundry; mayor of Topeka, 3 terms, 
1885-87, and 1889-93. Foundry : 2d and 
Jefferson. 

Coldren, Elza V., M. D.— Born, 
Marion, Ohio, Sept. 22, 1841 ; son of R. 
D. and Mary A. (Newhouse) C. ; edu- 
cated. La Grange Sem., Indiana, and 
Coll. of Phys. and Surgs., Keokuk, Iowa, 
M. D., '64; received honorary degree 
from med. dept., Iowa State Univ. ; mar- 
ried Ellie Simpson, Marshalltown, Iowa, 
1863; in general practice, Dubuque, 
Iowa, 18 years; to Topeka, 1882; has 
been in practice here ever since; mem. 
Am. Med. Assn., Kan. State Med. Soc, 
Shawnee Co. Med. Soc, etc. ; has con- 
tributed many articles to the medical 
journals. Office: 711 Kan. Ave. 

Cole, Geo. E. — Born, Winnebago 
Co., 111., July 18, 1855 ; son of G. P. and 
Elizabeth (Brown) C. ; educated in com- 
mon schools and Crawford Commercial 
Coll., Fort Scott, Kan. ; married 
Genevieve Steele, Fort Scott, 1878; was 
in general mercantile business at Farling- 
ton, Kan., 6 years; co. clerk, Crawford, 
4 years ; auditor of state, 6 years ; re- 
ceiver of Kan. Life Ins. Co., 6 months ; 
mgr. western loan dept.. 111. Life Ins. 
Co., since 1903; to Kansas, 1868; to To- 
peka, 1894. Office: Real Estate Bldg. 

Coleman, C. C. — Born, Burlington, 
Ky., Dec. 29, 1854; received common 
school and academic education; married 
Willie E. Miller, Clay Center, Oct. 10, 



1878; to Kansas, 1875; commenced prac- 
tice of law. Clay Center, 1885 ; co. atty. 
Clay Co., 1887-90; atty. gen., Kan., since 
1903 ; re-elected, Nov., 1904. Office : 
State Capitol. 

Colville, J. P. — Born, Monmouth, 
111., 1874; son of B. P. and Orpha 
(Hall) C. ; married Miss Anna Colville, 
Columbus City, Iowa, 1896 ; has been en- 
gaged in photography business, Topeka, 
last 14 years ; to Kansas, 1886 ; pres. Kan. 
State Photog. Assn. Gallery: 632 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Combs, Walker M. — Chief train dis- 
patcher, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; bom, Roy- 
alton. Wis., June 12, 1862 ; son of Chester 
D. and Harriet (Walker) C. ; received 
high school education ; married Josephine 
Howard, Cameron, Mo., July 17, 1883; 
to Kan., Aug., 1881 ; train dispatcher, A. 
T. & S. F., Emporia, 1882-85 ; chief train 
dispatcher, 1885-87; train master, Ar- 
kansas City, Jan., 1887-June, 1887; 
Strong City, June, 1887-Dec., 1887; train 
dispatcher, Waukesha, Wis., Jan., 1888- 
Nov., 1888; Topeka, 1888-99; present 
position since 1899. Res.: 1431 Topeka 
Avenue. 

Conant, Ernest B. — Dean of Wash- 
burn School of Law ; born, Enfield, N. 
H. ; son of Washington Irving and Anna 
F. (Skinner) C. ; educated, Phillips Ex- 
eter Acad., '91, Harvard Coll., A. B., 
'95, and Harvard Law School, LL. B., 
'98; admitted to bar, Mass., 1898; prac- 
ticed law, Boston, July, 1898-Jan., 1903 ; 
associated in practice with Charles Allen 
Taber, July, 1898-Jan., 1899, and with 
Geo. Anderson and A. L. Spring, Jan., 
1899-Jan., 1903; Mr. Spring withdrew 
from firm, 1900, to become asst. city so- 
licitor; 1900-03, lecturer, legal subjects. 
School of Young Men's Christian Union, 
Boston; to Chicago, 1903; gen. practice 
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elected dean of Washburn Coll. School 
of Law, May, 1903 ; is also engaged in 
general practice. Office : Columbian 
Building. 

Coney, Patrick H. — Born, Newbury, 
Vt., March 10, 1848; son of Luke (who 
is over 92 years old, yet whose mental 
faculties are not impaired) and Honor 
(Barry) C. ; graduated, Walworth Acad., 
'6y, married Emma H. Hitchcock, July 
29, 1886; soldier, Cos. A. and H., iiith 
N. Y. vol. inf., 1863-65; June to Oct., 
1865, Co. H., 4th N. Y. heavy art. ; Oct., 
1864, was detailed dispatch bearer by 
Gen. Nelson A. Miles ; to Leavenworth, 
Kan., April 21, 1867; to Topeka, 1881 ; 
publisher and editor, National Banner 
and Reunion, 1880, and Topeka Daily 
Capital, 1882-84; pres. Rep. Silver Leaf 
of Kan., 1890-96; pres. Lapland Exhibit 
Co., World's Columbian Exposition, 
1893 ; V. pres. Irish Historical Soc. of 
Am. ; now lawyer, and U. S. claim agt. 
Office: 316 Kan. Ave. 

Conklin, W. F. — Born, Springfield, 
Ohio, July 29, 1852; son of Joseph L. 
and Jane M. C. ; mail carrier, Topeka, 
1883-93 ; worked in grocery business, 
1893-98; has been in plumbing business 
since 1898; mem. firm, Conklin & Gus- 
tafson ; to Topeka, 1867. Store : 627 
Quincy. 

Conwell, Frank. — Born, Topeka, Jan. 
21, 1867; son of James and Margaret 
(Porter) C. ; mother is an old settler and 
is still living here; educated, public 
schools of Topeka, and State Normal, 15 
months ; office boy, store dept., Santa Fe 
Rwy., 8 or 9 years; worked for C. B. 
Hamilton, printer, 6 or 7 years ; for Geo. 
Crane, 4 or 5 years, as pressman ; asst. 
for J. M. Knight, undertaker, 2 years, 
Topeka, i year K. C, Mo.; Willits & 
Conwell, undertakers, 1900 to May, 1904; 
alone since then; married, ist, Dec, 



1896, to Emma L. Bean, who died Oct. 
II, 1902; 2d, Jennie Finch, Dec. 15, 1903, 
Topeka. Establishment: 1006 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Cook, H. I. — Born near Mansfield, 
Ohio, 1848; son of Henry and Eliza 
(Fisher) C. ; received high school edu- 
cation ; married Mary S. White, Chicago, 
1877; to Topeka, 1873; clerk, hardware 
store of Smith & Hale, 1873-78; 
clerk, hardware firm of Geo. D. Hale & 
Co., 1878-80; hardware firm, H. L Cook 
& Co., consisting of H. L Cook, C. States, 
and W. M. Anderson, organized, 1880; 
quite hardware business, 1888; es- 
tablished sheetmetal works, and then be- 
came a contractor. Res.: 1017 Tyler. 

Cookinham, D. A., M. D. — Born, 
Troy, N. Y., July, 1848; son of Jacob 
and Phoebe (Bryan) C. ; educated, Troy 
City Acad., Albany (N. Y.) Med. Coll., 
and Kan.-Mo. Med. Coll. ; married Anna 
M. Hawkins, 1877; has been in medical 
practice for 30 years, in Vermont, New 
York, and Kansas, successively ; to Kan- 
sas, 1889; to Topeka, 1905; Doctors 
Home & Cookinham. Office : 106 W. 8th. 

Cooper, J. C. — Asst. real estate and 
tax agt.. Rock Island System ; born, Bal- 
timore, Md., June 16, 1832; son of James 
and Catherine (Storm) C. ; married V. 
V. F. Porter, Williamsburg, N. Y., 1855 ; 
in land dept.. 111. Central R. R., i860 to 
1873 ; sec. and cashier, land dept. Santa 
Fe Rwy., 8 years ; tax commissioner. 
Rock Island, 1886 to 1902; asst. real es- 
tate and tax agt.. Rock Island System 
since 1902. Office : R. I. Depot. 

Cooper, S. D. — Chief clerk, tie and 
timber dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, 
Newcastle on Tyne, England, March 25, 
1864; to Am., 1893; to Topeka, 1893; 
clerk for C. S. Sutton, freight auditor, 
I year; clerk, Gen. Storekeeper A. F. 
Hilton, 8 years; asst. store acct.. May, 



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1903-May, 1904; has been in present 
position since May, 1904. Res. : 506 
Lincoln. 

Cope, Frank. — Born, Jefferson Co., 
Ohio, 1865; son of S. M. and Jennie 
(Wood) C. ; educated, Washburn Coll.; 
married, Carrie McCann, Topeka, 1889; 
on a farm till 1882; then was in grocery 
business, 2 years; has been in produce 
and fruit business. Cope & Co., since 
1885; to Kansas, 1882. Store: 134 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Cope, S. M. — Born, Jefferson Co., 
Ohio, 1834; son of J. H. and Rebecca 
C. ; received common school and 2 years' 
college education ; married Jennie Wood, 
1857; farmed till 1882; in grocery busi- 
ness, 2 years; fruit and produce mer- 
chant. Cope & Co., since 1885 ; to Kan- 
sas, 1882. Store : 134 Kan. Ave. 

Copeland, E. L.— Cashier, A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy. ; born, Winnebago, 111., Aug. 
25, 1859; son of Dr. P. and L. (Watkins) 
C. ; received common and high school ed- 
ucation; read medicine under father, 2 
years; to Topeka, Nov. 6, 1879; clerk, 
auditor's office, April, 1881-83; asst. 
cashier to 1887; cashier ever since; one 
of organizers, and v. pres., 1894-1901, 
Capitol Bldg. and Loan Assn. ; now dir. 
State Savings Bank, Topeka; one of or- 
ganizers, Topeka Whist Club; now its 
pres. Res. : 103 1 Taylor. 

Corkins, Archie J.— Born, Hartford, 
Conn., May 3, 1866; son of Henry and 
Janette (Wyllie) C; educated in com- 
mon and high schools, and Capital City 
Business Coll. of Des Moines, Iowa; 
married Sue Gleysteen, Alton, Iowa, 
Dec. 15, 1886; was in railroad service for 
the Santa Fe traffic dept. 18 years; has 
been traffic mgr. for the Topeka Rwy. 
Co, since June i, 1904; to Topeka, 1904. 
Office: 1 2th and Jackson. 



Cornelius, D. N. — Foreman, freight 
shop, Topeka, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, 
Brooke Co., West Va., March 8, 1859; 
son of John and Mary (Morton) C. ; 
married Ida Newberry, April 11, 1887; 
to Topeka, 1884; car repairer, freight 
shops, 1884-94; gang foreman, 4 years; 
asst. foreman, 5 years; foreman since 
May, 1903. Res.: 141 1 Van Buren. 

Corwin, T. M.— Tax agt., A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy.; born. New Berry, South Car- 
olina, Oct. I, 1875; son of H. C. and 
L. S. (Montgomery) C. ; educated, To- 
peka High School, graduate of '95, and 
Univ. of Kan., LL. B., '98; married Ma- 
bel Prentice, Lawrence, 1903 ; clerk. Ten 
Mile Lumber Co., Perkinston, Miss., 
1899; clerk, acct. dept., A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy., 5 years; tax agt. since Jan. 11, 
1904; to Kansas, 1880; to Topeka, 1881. 
Res.: 1 106 Van Buren. 

Coughlin, T. J. — Born, Warrens- 
burg, Mo., 1867; son of John and Mary 
(Collopy) C. ; educated, Spalding's 
Business Coll., K. C, Mo., and St. 
Mary's Coll., Kan., '84; married Mary 
White, Perry, Kan., Nov. 6, 1895 ; fore- 
man of car dept.. Mo. Pac. Rwy., K. C, 
5 years; chief clerk. State Insane 
Asylum, Topeka, 2 years; with a whole- 
sale hardware company, K. C, 3 years ; 
bookkeeper, Keating & Sullivan Con- 
struction Co., K. C, I year ; pres., treas., 
and mgr., Coughlin Hardware Co., which 
was incporporated 1902; to Kansas, 1867. 
Store : 706 Kan. Ave. 

Cowgill, E. B.— Born, Belmont Co., 
Ohio, March 27, 1845 5 son of Phineas 
and Sarah (Branson) C. ; educated, Iowa 
State Univ., Ph. B., '69, and A. M., '85 ; 
married, 1869, Helen Prescott, who died, 
1874; married Rena Harriman, Sterling, 
Kan., 1877; publisher and editor South- 
ern Star, 1870; cotton planter, several 
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took a claim and improved it; publisher 
and editor Rice County Gazette, Peace, 
Kan., 1875-91 ; prof, physics and en- 
gineering, Kan. State Agrl. Coll., 1885- 
87; special work in sugar industry for 
government, 1884, '88, '89; editor Kan- 
sas Farmer, and v. pres. Kansas Farmer 
Co., 1891 ; still editor, but pres. Kansas 
Farmer Co.; has done literary work for 
U. S. Geological Survey, State Bd. of 
Agrl., Kan., etc. ; pres. State Temperance 
Union. Office: 116 W. 6th. 

Cowles, William H. — Born, Oberlin, 
Ohio, March 17, 1861 ; son of H. B. and 
R. (McMurdy) C; educated, Oberlin 
Coll., A. B., '82, and Harvard Coll., A. 
M., LL. B., '88 ; admitted to bar, Topeka, 
1890; has been in practice here ever 
since; contributor to Am. Law Review, 
Am. Law Register and Review, and 
Central Law Journal ; author of a sec- 
tion in Prohibition in Kansas, entitled 
Law Enforcement; of Real Basis of Po- 
litical Parties in the Agora (1895), and 
Equitable Taxation, being one of 6 prize 
essays published by Public Opinion ; con- 
tributor to various papers. Office: 625 
Kan. Ave. 

Crane, David O. — Born, Easton, Pa., 
Feb., 1842; son of Franklin and Mary 
C. ; married Anna S. Key, 1869; to To- 
peka, 1858; has been supt. Topeka Cem- 
etery last 20 years; pres. Crane & Co., 
publishers. Res. : Topeka Cemetery. 

Crane, Frank S. — Born, Topeka, Feb. 
7, 1871 ; son of Geo. W. and Ella (Rain) 
C. ; educated, common schools and St. 
John's Military Acad., i year; married, 
1894, to Gertrude Smith, Topeka; 1884- 
88, learned compositor's trade ; asst. 
cashier, i year. Crane & Co. ; 1890, asst. 
supt. ; since 1893, supt., sec. and treas. 
Office: 1 10-12 E. 8th. 

Crane, Geo. W. — Born, Easton, Pa., 
Aug. 25, 1843; son of F. L. and Mary E. 



(Howell) C. ; married, 1870, Ella Rain, 
who died April, 1881 ; married Fannie 
Kiblinger, 1882; to Kan., March, 1865; 
to Topeka, 1866; truck gardener on land 
where the Santa Fe Rwy. depot and 
shops are now, 3 years ; 1869, mgr. Daily 
Commonwealth ; Geo. W. Crane Publish- 
ing Co., 1888; has had 3 costly fires, 
1869, '73, and '89; now mgr. Crane & 
Co., printers, publishers, and binders; 
sec. Topeka Cemetery Assn. Office: 
1 10-12 E. 8th. 

Crawford, Geo. M. — Born, Emporia, 
Kan., July 10, 1872 ; son of Samuel J. 
(ex-gov. of Kan.) and Isabelle M. 
(Chase) C. ; educated, Washburn Acad., 
and Yale Coll., A. B., '94; married Hor- 
tense Kelly, Nov. 6, 1895, Emporia, 
Kan. ; was reporter on Topeka Daily 
Capital for 3 years; has been mgr. of 
the Mail and Breeze Printing House 
since Sept. 4, 1897; business mgr. Mail 
and Breeze; to Topeka, 1876. Office: 
505 Jackson. 

Crites, Thomas D. — Pastor First 
U^nited Brethren in Christ Church ; born, 
April II, 1867, Shoals, Ind. ; son of 
Simon and Sarah Elizabeth (Manning) 
C. ; educated. Lane Univ., Lecompton, 
Kan., B. S., '96, M. S., '98; married 
Belle C. Carpenter, May 27, 1891 ; to 
Marion Co., Kan., 1872; school teacher 
near Clements, Chase Co., Kan., 1887- 
88; also Marion Co., 1891-92; instructor. 
Central Coll., dept. of natural science, 
1892-94; pastorates, Minneapolis and 
Russell, Kan., 1894-98; presiding elder, 
Salina dist., 1898-99; second pastorate, 
Russell, Kan., 1899 to 1902 ; to Topeka, 
Oct., 1902. Res.: 112 E. 12th. 

Crosby, E. H. — Born, Mansfield, La., 
Nov. 8, 1856; son of William and 
Francis (Hollings worth) C. ; received 
common school and 3 years high school 
education ; married Helen Dieckriede, St. 



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Louis, Mo., Nov. ii, 1880; clerk, Crow, 
Hargadine & Co., wholesale merchants, 
8 years; to Topeka, 1880, and established 
a store with brother, W. T., at 177 Kan. 
Ave. ; since 1895, Crosby Bros. Dry 
Goods Co. ; foreman, grand jury, 1905. 
Store: 717-19 Kan. Ave. 

Crosby, Warren M. — Bom, Orleans, 
Mass., June 8, 1855; son of Joshua and 
Clara (Smith) C. ; received common 
and high school education ; married 
Flora M. Mayo, Topeka, Aug. 31, 1898; 
clerk, at 19, Jordan, Marsh & Co., Bos- 
ton ; traveling salesman, 1 1 years ; to To- 
peka, 1890; Wiggin, Crosby & Co., 4 
years; Warren M. Crosby & Co., dry 
goods store, since 1895 ; has been dir. 
State Savings Bank over 5 years, and 
dir. Y. M. C. A. over 6 years. Store: 
613-15 Kan. Ave. 

Crosby, W. T.— Born, Mansfield, 
La., Dec. 20, 1852; son of William and 
Francis (Hollings worth) C. ; received 
common school and over 2 years high 
school education; learned dry goods 
business in Yale & Bowling's wholesale 
store, where he worked 10 years ; to To- 
peka, 1880; has been in dry goods busi- 
nesss here since then; married D. K. 
Kleinhans, Grantville, Kan., Nov. 3, 
1883 ; Crosby Bros. Dry Goods Co., 
since 1895, at 717-19 Kan. Ave. 

Cross, A. M.— Born, March 6, 1854, 
Belmont Co., Ohio; married Katie Car- 
penter, Waldo, Kan., Oct., 1890; to To- 
peka in 1890, and has been in the jewelry 
business ever since. Store : 805 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Crumbine, S. J., M. D.— Born, Emel- 
ton, Pa., Sept. 17, 1862; son of Samuel 
J. and Sarah (Mull) C. ; graduated, Cin- 
cinnati Coll. of Phys. and Surg., and 
gold medaler of class '89; married 
Katherine Zuercher, Sept., 1890; now 
sec. State Bd. of Health; was lecturer 



Kan, Med. Coll. ; grand med. examiner 

A. O. U. W. ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., 
Kan. State Med. Soc, etc. Office : 809 
Kan. Ave. 

Crumrine, Bishop. — Born, Washing- 
ton, Pa., Feb. 9, 1841 ; son of Daniel and 
Margaret C. ; educated, Jefferson Coll., 
Pa., 3 years; married Helen L. Adams, 
Topeka, 1872; enlisted, 1861, Co. G., 4th 
Pa. vol. art. ; served throughout Civil 
War; admitted to bar, 1867; to Topeka, 
1872 ; justice of the peace 2 years ; deputv 
CO. atty., Shawnee, 1875-85 ; atty. at law. 
Office: 107 W. 7th. 

Cunningham, Edwin W. — B o r n, 
Clarksfield, Huron Co., Ohio, Aug. 31, 
1842; son of Hiram W. and Eunice 
(Brown) C. ; educated, Hillsdale Coll., 

B. S., '64, and M. S., '71 ; married De- 
bora A. Rowland, Clarksfield, Ohio, 
March 12, 1867; to Kan., July, 1869; 
practiced law at Emporia till June, 1901 ; 
justice supreme court since 1902. Of- 
fice: State Capitol. 

Cunningham, R. B. — Chief clerk, di- 
vision freight agt., C. R. L & P. R. R. ; 
born, Burlington, Kan., June 24, 1879; 
son of F. B. and Lida (Baumgardner) 
C. ; received common school and 2 years 
high school education; married Julia 
Warner, Topeka, April i, 1902; clerk, 
gen. freight office, Topeka, A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy., 4 years; stenographer, supt. 
bridge, bldg. and water service dept., C. 
R. L & P. R. R., ii/^ years; stenographer, 
F, J. Shubert, asst. gen. freight agt., i 
year; stenographer, div. freight agt., 
1902 ; present position since April, 1904. 
Res. : 923 W. 8th. 

Cunningham, Samuel. — Born, Hor- 
ton, Pa., Sept. 7, 1861 ; son of William 
and Margaret (Hannah) C. ; married 
Mary E. Olmstead, May 16, 1888; 
contractor for lumber cutting, 1882; to 
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bldg. work, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 3 years ; 
worked for Union Bridge Works, i year ; 
1887, started into grocery business, and 
has been in it ever since; pres. Forceda 
Coal Co., of Jewell Co., Kan. Store : 
8th and Lake, 

Curran, John H. — Born, Maquoketa, 
Iowa, May 17, 1869; son of John P. and 
Minerva J. (Burnett) C. ; educated in 
common and high schools of Parsons, 
Kan. ; married Allie Tarrand, Rutledge, 
Mo., Dec. 23, 1897; in cattle business 7 
years; followed railroad business, 4 
years; in newspaper work, 2 years; has 
been asst. gen. supt. of Continental 
Creamery Co. for last 3 years ; to Kansas, 
1870; to Topeka, 1900. Office: 2d and 
Polk. 

Currie, J. W. — Born, Greenlake, 
Wis., June 26, 1856; son of Robert and 
Anna (Ames) C. ; married Clara Davi- 
son, Dickinson Co., Kan., 1880; farmed 
until 1881 ; has been a mfr, of wind 
mills and feed grinders over 23 years ; 
Solomon, Kan., 8 years, Manhattan, 
Kan., 12 years, and Topeka since 1900; 
to Kansas, 1876. Works: 7th and Hol- 
liday. 

Currie, M. A. — Born, Greenlake Co., 
Wis., March 12, 1862; son of Robert 
and Anna (Ames) C. ; married Lucy 
Brownson, Solomon, Kan., 1880; farmed 
until 1881 ; mfr. wind mills and feed 
grinders, Solomon, 8 years, Manhattan, 
12 years, and since coming to Topeka, 
1900; to Kansas, 1876. Works: 7th and 
Holliday. 

Curtis, Charles. — Born, N. Topeka, 
Jan. 25, i860; son of Capt. O. A. and 
Ellen (Pappan) C. ; educated in the pub- 
lic schools of Topeka ; married, Nov. 27, 
1884, to Annie E. Baird, of North To- 
peka ; admitted to bar of Shawnee Co., 
1881 ; elected co. atty., Shawnee, 1884, 
and re-elected, 1886; elected to congress 



from 4th dist., 1892 ; re-elected, 1894 and 
1896; elected to congress from ist dist., 
1898; re-elected, 1900, 1902, and 1904; 
is now mem. of ways and means com- 
mittee of House of Representatives, and 
a mem. of the committee on Indian Af- 
fairs ; was defeated for U. S. senate, 
1902. Office: Crawford Bldg. Res.: 
905 N. Van Buren. 

Curtis, I. S.— Born, Paris, 111., March 
II, 1848; son of H. W. and Sarah (Law- 
rence) C. ; married Florence Wright, 
Paris, 111., Jan. 6, 188 1 ; farmed, 20 
years ; clerk, hardware store, 2 years ; 
deputy clerk, Shawnee co. dist. court, 17 
years; clerk, dist. court since 1902; to 
Kansas, 1855. Office: Shawnee Co. 
Court House. 



Dains, Frank B. — Prof, of Chemist- 
ry, Washburn Coll. ; born, Gouveneur, N. 
Y., Jan. 15, 1869; son of George G. and 
Celestia S. (Burnett) D.; educated, Wes- 
leyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., Ph. B., 
'90, and M. S., '91, and Univ. of Chi- 
cago, Ph. D., '98; married Alice Haight, 
Rockford, 111., Sept. 24, 1898; she is a 
graduate, Univ. of Chicago, has been a 
teacher, and is head of Holbrook Hall, 
Washburn Coll. ; asst. prof, chemistry. 
Northwestern Univ., 1 896-1 901 ; prof, at 
Washburn Coll. since 1902; mem. Am, 
Chemical Soc, German Chemical Soc, 
and Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa ; has 
contributed to chemical journals. Res, : 
Holbrook Hall, Washburn College. 

Dana, Alston W.— Born, Mt. Holly, 
Vt., May 5, 1857; son of Thomas and 
Mary (Chilson) D. ; educated, Goddard 
Sem., and Tufts Coll., Ph. B., '84 ; prin- 
cipal, Goddard Sem., 4 years ; to Topeka, 
1887; admitted to bar, 1889; Tillotson & 
Dana, 2 years; then alone; Bergen & 



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Dana since 1899; lecturer, tenures and 
estates, Washburn • Law School ; elected 
judge of dist. court, Shawnee co., Nov., 
1904. Office: Columbian Bldg. 

Daniels, Augustus T. — Born, Me- 
dina, Mich., Aug. I, 1850; son of D. R. 
and Matilda (Close) D. ; educated, Mich. 
Agrl. Coll. ; married Julia O. Smith, 
Dec, 1880; to Topeka, 1877; in cattle 
business up to starting in real estate and 
loan business, 1884; has been engaged in 
real estate and loan business ever since. 
Office: 116 W. 6th. 

Darling, John C. — Born, Edinburgh, 
Scotland, Feb. 13, i860; to Am., 1868: 
worked in Chicago, 10 years, at rubber 
stamp, seal, and stencil business; to To- 
peka, 1879, and started in the same busi- 
ness, 1883 ; has been in it here ever since. 
Office : 734 Kan. Ave. 

Davis, A. C, M. D.— Born, March 
22,, 1836; son of Abiatha and Eliza 
(Young) D. ; educated, Iowa Univ., M. 
D., '6y ; married Margaret Cannon, Sept., 
1868, Park Co., Ind. ; practiced as sur- 
geon in Civil War, 4 years; physician 
and surgeon in S. W, Mo., 1869 to 1891 ; 
has practiced in Topeka since 1891. Of- 
fice : 839 N. Kan. Ave. 

Davis, Byron H. — Born, McDonough 
Co., 111., Nov. 7, 1858; son of J. P. and 
Sarah (Horrabin) D. ; educated, Univ. 
of Kan., I year ; married Emma Walters, 
Hiawatha, Kan.; to Kansas, 1873; to 
Topeka, 1882; in drug business, Hia- 
watha, I year; loan inspector, Kan. Mu- 
tual Life Ins. Co., 8 years; since 1903, 
mem. firm Davis, Wellcome & Co., real 
estate agents. Office : Stormont Bldg, 

Davis, Frank S.— Born, Illinois, Aug. 
2, 1872; son of J. P. and Sarah (Horra- 
bin) D.; graduated. Northwestern Univ., 
Evanston, 111.; married Lillian White- 
lock, June 20, 1900; to Kansas, 1873; to 



Topeka, 1892; with the Accounting 
Trust Co., 1895-98; in real estate busi- 
ness with A. A. Rodgers since 1898. Of- 
fice: no W. 6th. 

Davis, Joe. — Foreman, cabinet dept., 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Shops, Topeka ; born, 
Wales, England, Oct. 24, 1855; son of 
John and Mary D. ; educated in common 
schools; to America, 1882, and began 
carpentry work. Maple Hill, Kan. ; to 
Topeka, fall of 1883 ; in freight car dept., 
Santa Fe., 6 months; in building dept., 
6 months; Sept. 16, 1884, cabinet maker 
in cabinet dept.; foreman of cabinet 
dept. since Dec. i, 1895 ; married Sarah 
A. Jones, Wales, England, 1882. Res. : 
920 Monroe. 

Davis, John P. — Born, Ashland Co., 
Ohio, Jan. 20, 1839; son of Amos and 
Nancy (Crawford) D. ; married Sarah 
Horrabin, McDonough Co., 111., Feb. 11, 
1858; to Kan., Oct., 1873; taught school, 
farmed, and handled stock; mem. Kan. 
Legislature, from Brown Co., 1876-77; 
organized Kan. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 
1882, and was its pres. for 20 years ; to 
Topeka, Feb., 1892 ; now negotiating 
farm loans and handling real estate; 
mem. firm, Davis, Wellcome & Co. ; dir. 
Free Public Librarv. Office : Stormont 
Bldg. 

Davis, O. P., M. D.— Born in Park 
Co., Ind., Aug. 23, 1869; son of A. C. 
and Margaret (Cannon) D. ; educated, 
Kan. Univ., A. B., '92, Univ. Med. Coll., 
K. C, M. D., '96, and Bellevue Hospital 
Med. Coll., N. Y. City, M. D., '97 ; mar- 
ried, 1900, to Mabel Glendenning, To- 
peka; taught in Topeka High School, i 
year ; taught botany, Kan. Univ., i year ; 
has practiced medicine in Topeka since 
1897; prof, principles and practices of 
medicine, Kan. Med. Coll. ; mem. Am. 
Med. Assn., Kan. State Med. Soc, N. 
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Med. Soc. ; v. pres. Shawnee Co. Med. 
Soc. Office: 839 N. Kan. Ave. 

Davis, W. H. — Born, Logansport, 
Ind., May 27, 1857; son of H. W. and 
Hannah M. (McLaughlin) D. ; married 
Lucy L. Dunlap, K. C, Mo., June 24, 
1879; to Topeka, Oct. 21, 1866; became 
a partner, Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile 
Co., 1878; has been pres. of it since 
about 1886; pres. Gonder-Petro Mer. 
Co., Hutchinson, Kan.; v. pres. Ranney- 
Davis Mer. Co., Arkansas City; stock- 
holder of other branch stores at Em- 
poria and McPherson ; pres. New York 
Mer. Co., Topeka; pres. Kansas and 
Texas Oil and Mining Co. ; pres. Col- 
orado Gold Placer Mining Co. ; one of 
organizers and pres. first 2 years, To- 
peka Commercial Club. Office: loi N. 
Kan. Ave. 

Dawson, A., M. D. — Born, McCon- 
nelsville, Ohio, July 21, 1847; son of 
William and Eliza (Sibley) D. ; educated, 
Mt. Auburn Coll., Cinn. Coll. of Med. 
and Surgery, i year, and Eclectic Coll., 
St. Louis, M. D., 'yy; taught school, 
Morgan Co., Ohio, 5 terms; to Kansas, 
1870; taught school, Shawnee Co., i 
term, and Jackson Co., i term ; post mas- 
ter, Mt. Florence, 1871-72; built first 
dwelling in Meriden, Kan., and daughter, 
Ada Mosier, was first child born there ; 
practiced med. there 20 years ; treas. Rock 
Creek twp., i term; deputy surg. A. T. 
& S. F. Rwy., 5 years ; to North Topeka, 
1892, and has practiced there ever since. 
Office : 825 N. Kan. Ave. 

Dawson, John S. — Born, Speybridge, 
Scotland, June 10, 1869; son of J. J. and 
Annie (Shaw) D. ; educated, Robert 
Gordon's Coll., Aberdeen, Scotland, and 
Salina Normal Univ., Kan. ; married 
Mary E. Kline, Jan. i, 1896; to Am., 
1884; to Kansas, 1887; engaged in farm- 
ing and country school teaching; elected 



principal. Hill City Schools, Sept. i, 
1894, and principal, high school, Wa- 
Keeney, Aug. i, 1897; admitted to bar, 
1898; apptd. bond clerk, state treasury, 
Jan. I, 1899; 2d asst. atty. gen. since 
Jan. 10, 1903. Res.: 11 56 Woodward 
Avenue. 

Dayhoff, I. L. — Born, Howesville, 
Clay Co., Ind., Oct. 17, 1867; educated, 
De Pauw Univ., and State Normal 
School, Emporia, Kan. ; to Hutchinson, 
1887; engaged in teaching, and co. supt., 
Reno, 1897-1903; has been state supt. of 
public instruction since 1903 ; editor and 
proprietor of the Kansas Educator. Of- 
fice : State Capitol. 

Delahoyde, Thomas M. — Born, 
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1875 ; son of 
Joseph and Nora (Reilly) D. ; educated. 
Brother's School, Chicago; was a lith- 
ographer a number of years ; to Topeka, 
Dec. 17, 1897; is now a dealer in art 
goods ; picture framer. Store : 720 Kan. 
Avenue. 

De Moss, E. O. — Born, Coatesville, 
Ind., 1871 ; son of W. A. De Moss, a 
former proprietor 5th Ave. Hotel; mar- 
ried Eva F. Alayhall, Nov. 13, 1893 ; to 
Lamed, Kan., 1877; has been in under- 
taking business since 1887; mem. firm, 
De Moss & Penwell, since 1894. Es- 
tablishment: 511 Quincy, 

DeObert, Frederick. — Dentist; born, 
Washington, N. J., 1845; son of Fred- 
erick and Eliza D. ; married in Indiana; 
has been in dentistry business in Topeka, 
34 years; to Kansas, 1871. Office: 605 
Kan. Ave. 

Dexter, W. L. — Born, Hancock Co., 
Ind., June 12, 1863; son of George S. 
and Mrs. (Sample) D. ; educated, De 
Pauw Univ., A. B., 1900, and S. T. B., 
1898; married Minnie Hoffa, Brazil, 
Ind., 1896; pastor, M. E. Church, Doug- 
lass, Kan., 8 months; pastor, M. E. 



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church, Caldwell, Kan., 1901-03; sec. 
Kan. State Temperance Union since 
Oct., 1903; editor, Kansas Issue since 
Oct., 1903 ; since 1886, has been engaged 
in reform work. Office : Real Estate 
Bldg., 7th and Jackson. 

Dibble, D. W.— Born, Delaware Co., 
N. Y., July 6, 1850; son of D. M. and 
Elisa (Case) D.; married Rena Sim- 
mons, 1874; to Franklin Co., Kan., 
1877; to Topeka, 1885; has been in gro- 
cery business in North Topeka since 
1885 ; started store on south side of Kan- 
sas River, 1902; has two sons connected 
with him in business, D. L., who mar- 
ried Edna Schoonmaker, 1901, and E. C, 
who married Ethel M. Smith, Dec. 17, 
1901. Stores : 804-06 N. Kan. Ave., and 
117 E. 6th. 

Dick, Geo., M. D. — Born in Butler 
Co., Ohio, Dec. 28, 1827; son of Geo. 
and Jean (Anderson) D. ; graduated, 
Homeo. Med. Coll. of Mo., '61 ; married 
Mrs. E. Schroeder, June 18, 1888, To- 
peka; practiced in Prebble Co., Ohio, 
1858 to i860, and Butler Co., Ohio, 1861 
to 1869; has practiced in Topeka since 
1869. Office : 807 Kan. Ave. 

Dickie, W. G. — Born, Jan. 21, 1870, 
Johnson Co., Kan.; son of W. H. and 
Charity (Gibson) D. ; received common 
school and a commercial course educa- 
tion ; married Bertha Morris, Wis., June 
19, 1901 ; mgr. Mitchell County Farmers' 
Alliance Shipping Assn., Beloit, Kan., 3 
years; deputy treas., Mitchell Co., 3 
years ; asst. cashier, Beloit State Bank, 3 
years ; mgr. state printing office, Topeka, 
3 years ; has been pres. and mgr. Jensen 
Mfg. Co. for over 2 years. Office: 523 
Jackson. 

Dickinson, D. J. — Born, Jackson Co., 
Iowa, Oct. 13, 1857; son of Daniel J. 
and Lydia (Starbuck) D, ; the Dickin- 
sons came to Am. at time of coming of 



the Puritans; married Ollie A. Mace, 
Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1882; to Shawnee 
Co., Kan., 1886; to Topeka, 1888; built 
up large business in groceries, feed, and 
fresh meat; retired from this business 
and became mem. firm, Wood & Dickin- 
son, real estate agts., 1902; sold real 
estate interest, 1904, and became one of 
the proprietors, Shawnee Grocery; busi- 
ness mgr. of firm. Store : 108 E. 6th. 

Dielman, Philip J. — Born, Dec. 19, 
1869, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; son of Charles 
and Johanna (Detmar) D. ; educated at 
Brooklyn Acad., and High School ; mar- 
ried at Appleton, Wis., Aug. 18, 1894, to 
Virginia Clark; worked for Milwaukee 
Gas & Light Co., 1896-98; Kenosha Gas 
& Electric Co., 1898 to 1902; gen. mgr. 
of Excelsior Coke & Gas Co., 1902 to 
date ; to Topeka, Aug. 22, 1902. Office : 
435 Kan. Ave. 

Dietrick, Robert. — Born, Peoria, 111., 
Nov. 19, 1856; son of John J. and Mag- 
daline (Rosier) D. ; married Rachel Hop- 
kins, Osage Co., Kan., 1885 ; to Topeka, 
March 9, 1870; received schooling in 
public schools here, and then farmed in 
Osage Co., to 1893 ; has been mgr. Cap- 
ital City Coal Co. since 1893; was in 
real estate business, also, during 1894- 
97. Office: 827 Kan. Ave. 

Dillon, Hiram P. — Born, Davenport, 
Iowa; father was a judge; educated, An- 
tioch Coll., and Iowa Law School; to 
Topeka, Oct., 1876 ; has been in law prac- 
tice here ever since; has been master in 
chancery, U. S. court, for a number of 
years; dir. Merchants Nat. Bank, and 
Central Nat. Bank; pres. Shawnee Fire 
Insurance Co. Res. : 919 Harrison. 

Dolman, L. S. — Born, Topeka, July 
13, 1868; son of Samuel and Marinda 
( Jordon) D. ; educated, Washburn Coll. ; 
married, first, Bessie Kane, Topeka; sec- 
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studied law with Tillotson & Dana, 1889- 
90; admitted to the bar, 1891 ; with Cur- 
tis & Safiford, 2 years ; probate judge, 
Shawnee Co., 1897-1901 ; in charge, con- 
test dept., Dawes Commission, at a place 
in Indian Ty., April to Oct. 15, 1904; 
lawyer, at present, Ardmore, Indian Ty. 

Dolman, Samuel. — Born, Grant Co., 
Ind., 1834; son of John L. and Annie 
(Bates) D. ; educated in common schools, 
Grant Co., Ind. ; married, 1857, to Ma- 
rinda Jordon ; settled, 1856, in Tecumseh, 
Kan. ; 1859, went to Denver, Colo., where 
he had a grocery store until 1864; to To- 
peka, 1864; his son, Richard Denver D., 
was the first white child born in Denver ; 
contractor. Res. : 824 N. Quincy. 

Doran, T. F. — Born, Council Grove, 
Kan., Dec. 8, 1862 ; son of Frank and 
Mary (Clark) D. ; educated, Univ. of 
Kan., A. B., '88; married Mary W. 
Woodward, Lawrence, Kan., 1891 ; ad- 
mitted to bar, 1891 ; deputy revenue col- 
lector, 1st division, Kan., 4 years; has 
been in practice, Topeka, since 1889; 
Ferry & Doran, since 1893 ; mem. Phi 
Beta Kappa; atty. Topeka Rwy. Co. 
Office: Columbian Bldg. 

Doster, Frank. — Born, Morgan Co., 
Va., Jan. 19, 1849; son of Alfred and 
Rachael (Doyle) D. ; educated, Indiana 
State Univ., and 111. Coll. ; married Car- 
oline Riddle, July 29, 1870; in Civil War, 
2 years; practiced, Monticello, 111., i 
year ; Marion, Kan., 26 years ; Topeka, 
last 8 years ; Waggener, Doster & Orr, 
last 2 years; to Kansas, 1871 ; to Topeka, 
1897; judge of dist. court, 25th judicial 
dist., 5 years; chief justice of supreme 
court, 6 years ; lecturer on wills and ad- 
ministration of estates, Washburn Law 
School. Office : 835 Kan. Ave. 

Dougherty, George E. — Born, Lan- 
caster, Pa., March 23, 1862; son of 
Henrv M. and Catherine D. ; received 



common and high school education; 
married Rosa B. Getty, Sept., 1882; 
to Kansas, 1879; publisher of a 
newspaper. Downs Times, 1881-87; to 
Topeka, 1887, and entered printing busi- 
ness in connection with Christian Citi- 
zen ; was editor Kansas Christian Advo- 
cate; has been engaged in shorthand 
school work since 1893 ; proprietor 
Dougherty's Shorthand School ; author 
of several shorthand text books. School : 
118 W. 8th. 

Douglas, H. S.— Born, West New- 
ton, Pa., March 23, 1864; son of Wil- 
liam H. and Martha (Davis) D. ; mar- 
ried Myrtle E. McKirahan, Topeka, 
June 18, 1890; has worked at carpenter 
trade in Iowa, St. Joseph, Mo., Leaven- 
worth, Topeka, and K. C, Kan., and 7 
years in Chicago; began contract work, 
Topeka, March, 1898; built new Park- 
hurst-Davis Mercantile Co. bldg., the 
Sells estate bldg., etc. ; to Leavenworth, 
March 23, 1878. Res.: 1122 Spruce. 

Downing, Charles S. — Born, Boone, 
Iowa, Nov. 5, 1868; son of Andrew 
Downing; received common and high 
school education ; married Juanita Old- 
ham, K. C, Mo., Jan., 1892; to Topeka, 
1891 ; clerk, R. G. Dun & Co. Mercantile 
Agency, 1891-96; mgr., 1896-1901 ; has 
been v. pres. Central National Bank since 
1901 ; treas., American Oil & Gas Co.; 
treas., Franklin Oil Co. Res.: mi 
Tyler. 

Downs, S. H.— Born, Utica, N. Y., 
Nov. 14, 1838; son of Samuel and Eliza- 
beth (Hawood) D. ; graduated, Dufif's 
Commercial Coll. ; to Mission twp., 
Shawnee Co., Dec, 1869; 3 years on 
farm; to Topeka, 1873; lumber business, 
I year ; organizer of Patrons' Mutual In- 
surance Co. of Kan., and was sec. 2 
years; agricultural and implement busi- 
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business since 1880; mgr,, Topeka Seed 
House; park commissioner, 1900; con- 
tributes to agrl. and other papers. Store : 
306 Kan. Ave. 

Drenning, Frank G.— Born, July 11, 
1870, Wathena, Kan.; son of F. H. and 
Charlotte E. (Gifford) D. ; graduated, 
Washburn Coll., B. S., '96, Univ. of 
Mich., LL. B., '99; traveling salesman, 
1 89 1 to 1899; admitted to the bar, June, 
1899; has practiced law in Topeka since 
1900; lecturer. Office: 701 Jackson. 

Drechsel, Wm. E. — Born, Leaven- 
worth, Kan., Oct., 25, 1876; son of A. 
J. and Mary (Graieske) D.; graduated. 
Mo. Military Acad.; married Mary L. 
Ryan, April 18, 1900; worked for father, 
in shoe business, Drechsel & Graieske, 
Leavenworth, 5 years; traveling shoe 
agt., 3 years; weighmaster and purchas- 
ing agt., Leavenworth Coal Co., 2 years ; 
mem. firm, Matthews & Drechsel, shoe 
dealers, Topeka, since 1900. Store: 634 
Kan. Ave. 

Drew, Chas. J. — Born, Wilton, 
Conn., June 15, 1836; son of Edward 
and Permelia (Rockwell) D. ; married 
Emma Boughton, 1871, Seneca, Kan.; 
at 16 years of age went on the sea; quar- 
tergunner, 3 years; in merchant service, 
5 years; to Junction City, Kan., March, 
1867; to Topeka, Sept., 1867; council- 
man, 4 years; mayor of city, 1899-1900; 
has been a contractor of masonry work 
for a number of years. Res.: 513 Clay, 

Drew, Chas. P. — Born, Kingston, 
Canada, Sept. 9, 1844; son of John and 
Sarah (Pape) D. ; married, at Burlin- 
game, Kan., Sept., 1868, to Lucy A. Ca- 
ble; enhsted nth Kan. cav., 1862; cor- 
poral, Jan., 1863 ; mustered out Sept. 20, 
1865 ; clerk in mercantile business 10 
years; traveling salesman, 10 years; one 
of proprietors of a mercantile store, 
Burlingame, Kan., 10 years; to Kansas, 



1855 ; to Topeka, 1902 ; confidential clerk 
to Wilder Metcalf, U. S. pension agt. 
Office : Federal Bldg. 

Dudley, Guilford.— Born, Bath, N. 
Y., March 19, 1835; son of Moses and 
Mary (Atwood) D. ; educated, Oberlin 
Coll., 2 years ; to Lawrence, Kan., March, 
1855; adjutant gen. of Kan., 1863-5; col- 
lector and credit rater, Kearney & 
Stevens, wholesale grocers, 3 years; to 
Topeka, Nov., 1869; Guilford Dudley, 
banker, 1869 to Jan., 1904; panic of 
1873, all banks closed in Topeka except 
his; pres. of Crosby Roller Flour Mills. 
Res. : 719 Harrison. 

Duetscher, Louis. — Foreman, t i n 
shop, Topeka, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; bom, 
Germany, Feb. 22, 1836; son of Bernard 
and Alexandria (Dolhofen) D. ; re- 
ceived common and high school educa- 
tion; learned trade in Germany; to Am. 
and Quincy, 111., 1867; with C. B. & Q. 
R. R., 2 years ; with Hannibal & St. 
Joseph R. R., Hannibal, Mo., 1% years; 
to Topeka, 1872, and has been in present 
position ever since; married Ehzabeth 
Guinthernn, Topeka, 1896. Res. : 316 
Madison. 

Duke, B. C. — Pastor, Christian 
churches (colored) of Topeka and Wa- 
thena, Kan. ; born, July 14, 1862, Jack- 
son Co., Tenn. ; son of Thomas and Di- 
ana (Armstead) D. ; married Mary E. 
Young, March 11, 1886, Valencia, Kan.; 
to Kan., Feb. 7, 1880; to Topeka, April, 
1887; 1st librarian of free library organ- 
ized by Chas. M. Sheldon in Tennesee 
Town, Topeka; ordained to ministry, 
July 26, 1896; formerly a Congregation- 
alist ; now state supt. Christian churches 
of Kansas (in the colored brotherhood) ; 
mem. state board of Christian Churches 
of Kan. (white). Res.: 1221 Buchanan. 

Dumenil, James M. — Born near 
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1847; son of John L. and Mary (Potts) 
D. ; married Annie E. Terrell, Clinton 
Co., Ohio, April 28, 1870; enlisted in 
Co. M., 5th regt., Ohio vol. cav., Oct. 
31, 1861 ; severely wounded, May 16, 
1862, and discharged on account thereof, 
Sept. 2, 1862; admitted to bar, George- 
town, Ohio, Sept. II, 1868; prosecuting 
atty., Highland Co., Ohio, 1873-80; to 
Kansas, 1883; co. atty., Pratt, 5 years; 
to Topeka, Sept., 1896; has been in prac- 
tice here ever since; has been in con- 
tinuous practice since 1868. Office: 509 
Kan. Ave. 

Durant, S. W., M. D.— Born, Colum- 
bia, Murray Co., Tenn., Sept. 19, 1833 ; 
son of Thomas and Sarah (Cowdin) D. ; 
graduated. Rush Med. Coll. ; married 
Amelia A. Richards, Jan. 18, 1880; prac- 
ticed in Illinois; to Kan., June 20, 1889; 
has practiced and been in the drug busi- 
ness, Kansas, ever since; to Topeka, 
1895. Drug store: 1316 W. 15th. 

E. 

Eastman, B. D., M. D.— Born, North 
Conway, N. H., Feb. 5, 1836; son of 
John L. and Margaret (Douglass) E. ; 
educated. Coll. of Phys. and Surg., med- 
ical dept., Columbia Univ., M. D. ; mar- 
ried Maria L. Warren, Topeka; to To- 
peka, 1879; supt. of State Hosp. for 18 
years; began gen. practice, 1896; prof, 
materia medica and therapeutics, and 
psychiatry, Kan. Med. Coll. Office : 605 
Kan. Ave. 

Eastman, W. H.— Born, Nov. 28, 
1865, Kalamazoo Co., Mich. ; son of D. 
W. and Marion (Hale) E. ; educated. 
Northwestern Univ. through sophomore 
year; married, June 21, 1892, to May 
Flory, Emporia, Kan. ; bookkeeper To- 
peka Investment & Loan Co., 1888-93 5 
sec. of the Shawnee Bldg. and Loan As- 



sociation since 1893; agt. of several fir6 
ins. companies. Office: 115 W. 6th. 

Edson, Frank P. — Born, Topeka, 
Kan., Oct. 16, 1870; son of Willis and 
Mary (Roberts) E. ; graduated, Topeka 
High School, '88, Univ. of Kan., 2 years ; 
worked at civil engineering, Mexican 
Southern R. R., 2 years; partner with 
Prescott & Co., plumbers, 1892; alone 
since 1898; mem. Am. Soc. of Heating 
and Ventilating Engineers ; contributes 
occasionally to trade papers; married 
Carrie Clarkson, Topeka, 1895. Office: 
118 W. 8th. 

Edson, Willis.— Born, Knox Co., 111., 
June 19, 1837; son of Willis and Orpha 
(Daggett) E. ; educated, Lombard Univ., 
I year; married Mary Roberts, Gales- 
burg, 111., June II, 1867; clerk in gen. 
merchandise store, Greenbush, 111., 2 
years ; clerk, gen. merchandise store, Ma- 
comb, 111., 3 years; served in the Civil 
War for 3 years; proprietor, dry goods 
store, Macomb, 111., 2 years; to Topeka, 
Jan., 1870; began feed business, 1871 ; 
Edson & Beck Feed Co., 1878-95; city 
assessor, 1894-98; sec. and treas. Cap- 
itol City Vitrified Brick & Paving Co. 
since 1895. Office: 118 W. 8th. 

Eggert, H. F.— Born, Aug. 24, 1857, 
Hanover, Germany; son of Ernst and 
E. (Mauntler) E.; to Am., 1867; settled 
at Milwaukee, Wis.; graduated, Con- 
cordia Sem., '83; married Louise Love- 
kamp, May i, 1884, Arenzville, 111.; to 
Kan., Sept., 1883; to Topeka, June 9, 
1897; pastor, German Lutheran church. 
Strong City, Sept., 1883, to Feb., 1889; 
while there did missionary work in 
Chase, Lyon, Morris, and Marion Coun- 
ties; Feb., 1889, to June, 1897, pastor of 
German Lutheran church near Fairview, 
Brown Co., Kan.; missionary work in 
Brown, Nemaha, and Jackson Counties; 
to Topeka, June 9, 1897; pastor, St. 



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John's Lutheran church to 1905; 2d v. 
pres. of the Kan. Dist. Evangelical Lu- 
theran church ; pres. Evangelical Luther- 
an Childrens' Friend Soc. ; now supt. 
Evangelical Lutheran Childrens' Soc, 
Kansas and Nebraska. Res. : 213 W. 2d. 

Eidson, A. M., M. D.— Born, Peru, 
Ind., April 13, 1846; educated, M. and 
F. Coll., Valparaiso, Ind., A. B., '66; 
Eclectic Med. Institute, Cincinnati, M. 
D., '69 ; enlisted in the 2d Ind. cav., 1861 ; 
to Topeka, 1869, and was a doctor here 
for many years; came back to Topeka 
and has been in practice here for the 
last 6 years as aurist, occulist, optician, 
and eclectic chronic disease specialist; 
married, Nov., 1904, to Calista W. 
White. Office : loth and Kan. Ave. 

Eldridge, Charles E.— Born, Boston, 
Mass., May 23, 1862; son of Mr. and 
Mrs. J. L. E. ; married Mary R. Fisher, 
Nov. 3, 1886; to Kansas, 1876; to To- 
peka, 1882; worked at printing trade, 
with State Printer Thacher, on Daily 
Capital, and for Crane, and also C. W. 
Douglas printing houses; has been en- 
gaged in fire ins. inspection work for 
last 12 years; now proprietor and mgr. 
Kan. Fire Ins. Inspection. Office : 9, Of- 
fice Block. 

Eldridge, J. L. — Born, Bucksport, 
Maine, 1828; in 1854, was a delegate 
to a Y. M. C. A. convention, Buffalo, 
N. Y., the first held in Am. ; formed an 
acquaintance with Rev. S. F. Smith, 
author of our National Hymn, America ; 
served in 6th Mass. regt. in the Civil 
War; to Kansas after the war; taught 
school, was a bank cashier, and elected a 
judge; to Topeka, 1882; has been em- 
ployed by the supreme court for the last 
10 years ; he, with 4 other survivors, at- 
tended 50th anniversary of Y. M, C. A., 
Buffalo, N. Y., May, 1904; author: 
What Think Ye of Christ, and many pro- 



ductions in prose and verse. Res. : 213 
E. loth. 

Ellinger, George W., M. D.— Born, 
Lebanon Co., Pa., Oct. 8, 1843; son of 
Michel and Hannah (Ulmer) E. ; edu- 
cated, Jefferson Coll., Phila., Pa., M. D., 
'78; married Hannah Snavley, July, 
1863, Middletown, Pa.; practiced at 
Hennepin, 111., 1874-83; at Silver Lake, 
1883-92; has been in practice, Topeka, 
since 1892 ; ex. co. physician. Office : 
827 N. Kan. Ave. 

Elliott, Charles S.— Born, Winterset, 
Iowa; educated, Topeka High School; 
to Topeka, 1878; has been city agt. 
Shawnee Fire Insurance Co. for over 10 
years ; one of the organizers of the Cap- 
itol Bldg. and Loan Association, 1893; 
was city treas. 2 terms ; paymaster gen., 
K. N. G. ; sec. Capitol Bldg. and Loan 
Association. Office: 534 Kan. Ave. 

Elliott, Geo. H.— Foreman 6th street 
repair yards, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, 
Clarksburg, West Va., March 25, 1848; 
son of John and Matilda (Criss) E. ; 
married Marie J. Marten, Topeka, 
March i, 1877; to Topeka, April 21, 
1869; began to work for the Santa Fe, 
April 26, 1869, and has been working 
for it in various capacities ever since; 
has been a foreman since 1876. Res. : 
415 Monroe. 

Ellis, Frederick W.— Prof. Philoso- 
phy and Biblical Literature, Washburn 
Coll.; born, Ansonia, Conn., Dec. 19, 
1864; son of Matthew N. and Fanny J. 
(Pitcher) E.; educated, Yale Univ., A. 
B., '89, graduate student, Yale, 1889- 
91, and Chicago Theological Seminary, 
B. D., '98; prof. Greek, Davis Military 
Coll., Winston, N. C, 1891-92; prof. 
Greek, Washburn, 1892-99 ; prof. Philos- 
ophy and Biblical Literature since 1899; 
mem. Western Philosophical Assn. Res. : 
1634 Mulvane. 



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Elmore, F. P. — Born, Ashley, Mo., 
July 13, 1852; son of F. P. and Martha 
(Orr) E. ; educated, common schools 
and high school ; married R. E. Van 
Ness, Topeka, March, 1877; to Norton- 
ville, Kan., 1877; in mercantile and 
banking business there 10 years ; cashier 
Winchester, Kan., Bank, 12 years ; shoe 
manufacturing business, Leavenworth, 6 
months; to Topeka, 1900; sec. and treas. 
of the Western Woolen Mills; cashier 
of the Shawnee State Bank since Oct. 
14, 1892; dir. Bank of Winchester. Of- 
fice: 800 N. Kan. Ave. 

Emahizer, J. C. — Born, Ind., 1858; 
son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Holmes) 
E. ; received common and high school 
education; married Ruth Geiger, Tip- 
ton, Iowa, 1887; has been in furniture 
business for last 24 years ; to Topeka, 
1902 ; Emahizer & Spielman, furniture 
dealers. Store: 519 Kan. Ave. 

Emerson, Z. A. — Born, Millersburg, 
Ohio, Sept. 24, 1873; son of A. D. and 
B. L. (Doughty) E. ; married Nellie 
B. Williams, Cedar Point, Kan., Sept. 
4, 1900; worked for Santa Fe Rwy., i 
year; began work with Postal Telegraph 
and Cable Co., 1896; at Lamar, Colo., 2 
years. Flagstaff, Ariz., 8 months, New- 
ton, Kan., 8 months, and Emporia, 4 
years; mgr. of co. here since Aug. 14, 
1903; to Kansas, 1879. Office: 517 
Kan. Ave. 

Ennis, Hugh Robert. — Born, Ru- 
bane, Co. of Down, Ireland, Oct. 8, 1869 
son of Arthur and Eliza (Menown) E. 
educated, Model Nat. School, Ireland 
to Am., 1888; to K. C, Mo., May 13, 
1888; worked in various positions, from 
office boy to cashier, K. C. Gas, Light & 
Coke Co. ; remained with this company 
till Jan. 15, 1902; has been auditor, Con- 
tinental Creamery Co. since Jan. 16, 
1902; married Edith V. Burrill, of K. 



C, Mo., Oct. 21, 1897. Res.: 115 
Western Ave. 

Enochs, Edward L., M. D. — Born, 
Noble Co., Ohio, Aug. 10, 1863; son of 
Abraham and Mary (McBride) E. ; ed- 
ucated, Kansas State Normal, Campbell 
Univ., B. S., '92, Rush Med. Coll., M. 
D,, 1901, postgraduate course. Poly- 
clinic, Chicago, 111., and special work, 
Rush Med. Coll.; prof., science, Camp- 
bell Univ., I year; supt. Centralia, Kan., 
schools, I year; principal of Washing- 
ton, Kan., 5 years ; married Minnie 
Schiveley, Abilene, Kan., 1896 ; practiced 
medicine, lola, Kan., 1891-93; to To- 
peka, June, 1903. Office : 634 Kan. Ave. 

Ensminger, J. S.— Born, Carlisle, Pa., 
July 12, 185 1 ; son of Samuel and Fanny 
(Brandt) E. ; educated, Dickinson Coll., 
3 years; married, first, Emma Dean, 
Aug. 18, 1887; second, Ella Millard, Dec. 
22, 1904, Topeka; read law under Col. 
Brady Sharp, 2 years ; practiced at Har- 
risburg, Pa., 3 years; to Topeka, 1879; 
has practiced here since 1880; police 
judge, 1893-94. Address: Office Block, 
E. 5th. 

Ernest, F. J., M. D.— Born, Pa., 
1874; son of G. W. and Martha (Irwin) 
E. ; educated, Juniata Coll., Pa., Camp 
bell Univ., Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., and 
postgraduate work. 111. School of Elec- 
tro-Therapeutics, Chicago; married El- 
venor Wilson, Marysville, Kan., June i, 
1904; demonstrator, anatomy, Kan. Med. 
Coll. ; physician and surgeon ; to Kan., 
1897. Office: 807 Kan. Ave. 

Ernest, Mrs. F. J., M. D.— Born. 
Marysville, Kan., Aug. 10, 1872; daugh- 
ter of Dr. E. L. and Dorthy (John- 
son) Wilson; educated. Highland ParV 
Coll., Iowa, Ph. G., '98, and Kan. Med, 
Coll., M. D., 1904; assisted father in his 
offxe for a number of years ; to Topeka, 
1900; chief of dispensary staff, Kan. 



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Med. Coll.; married (see under F. J. 
E.). Office: 807- Kan. Ave. 

Esterly, D. E., M. D. — Born, Colum- 
biana, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1866; son of Geo. 
M. and Mary (Stouifer) E. ; educated, 
Univ. of Kan., B. S., '90, Univ. of Pa., 
M. D., '93; married Francis Beard, 
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 21, 1901 ; doctor 
of the eye and ear. Office: 735 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Estey, Stephen Sev^^all.— P a s t o r, 
First Presbyterian church ; born, Maine ; 
graduated, Oberlin Coll. ; did postgradu- 
ate work, Chicago Univ. and Wooster 
Univ., and received Ph. D. from Woos- 
ter; was a teacher 10 years; held pas- 
torates. Independence and Salina, Kan. ; 
married Helen Rolland, of Toledo, Ohio ; 
to Kansas, 1888; to Topeka, 1904. Res. : 
819 Harrison. 

Etter, W. K.— Chief clerk to Gen. 
Supt. Hurley, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born. 
Pa., Jan. 16, 1874; son of Josiah and 
Mary (Bowen) E. ; educated in common 
schools and business college; married, 
Locky Fort, Las Vegas, N. M., Dec, 
1902; June, 1891, a chainman, engineer- 
ing dept., Santa Fe Rwy., Wichita, 
Kan. ; clerk and stenographer in various 
railway offices up to 1894; stenographer, 
supt's office. Las Vegas, N. M., 1894; 
chief clerk, div. supt's office, March, 
1899; chief clerk, div. supt's office, 
Needles, Calif., Feb., 1901 ; chief clerk, 
gen. supt's office. La Junta, Sept., 1901 ; 
chief clerk to Gen. Supt. Hurley, To- 
peka, since Aug., 1902. Res. : 422 
W. 6th. 

Euler, Henry W.— Born, La Porte 
Co., Ind., Feb. 22, 1861 ; son of Henry 
and Martha E. (Hartzel) E. ; studied 
law at Valparaiso, Ind.; married Stella 
E. Travis, Topeka, June, 1888; began 
practice of law in Topeka, 1892 ; is now 
atty. for the Retail Grocers' Assn. of To- 



peka, and Symns Grocer Co. Office : 
509 Kan. Ave. 

Evans, Clinton J. — Born, Belmont 
Co., Ohio, Aug. 9, 1862; son of Elisha 
and Mary (Emerson) E. ; educated, 
Simpson Coll. of Iowa, A. B., '85; mar- 
ried Ella T. McKernan, Atchison, Kan., 
1895 ; to Kansas, 1886 ; to Topeka, 1888 ; 
established law practice here, 1889; 
Stebbins & Evans, 1891-1903; Nichols 
& Evans, farm loans. Office: 509 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Evarts, F. L.— Born, Hartford, 
Conn., 1858; son of George S. and Har- 
riet (Humphrey) E. ; married Minnie J. 
Davis, Nov. 2, 1881 ; to Topeka, 1868; 
has been in printing business here manv 
years, starting about 1880. Office : 620 
Kan. Ave. 

Eversole, L. D. — Born, Stark Co., 
Ohio, April 15, 1840; son of Jacob A. 
and Catherine (Younkman) E. ; mar- 
ried Helen Louise Tappin, May 28, 1863, 
Fulton Co., Ohio; she died Nov., 1904; 
construction work, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 
1882-83; built Christ's Hosp., 1884; two 
flour mills, 1885; T. D. Thacher Block, 
1886; councilman, 1886-88; built City 
Rwy. office and car barns, 1888 ; domestic 
science hall, Kan. State Agrl. Coll., 
1893 ; machine shops, Santa Fe Rwy., 
Manhattan, 1895; gen. foreman bridges 
and bldg., Albuquerque, 1896; contract 
bldg., Los Angeles, 1899 ; built R. R. Y. 
M. C. A. bldg., 1903; Olathe Deaf and 
Dumb School, 1904. Office : Room 34 
Office Block. 

Ewing, William Otis. — Born, Clar- 
endon, Vt., son of Julius and Mary 
(Otis) E. ; received common and high 
school education; to Kansas, 1858; first 
in Wabaunsee Co., then came to To- 
peka; was a banker with Guilford Dud- 
ley over 30 years ; was cashier Dudley's 
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banking business, 1904 ; for 30 years has 
lived at 701 Tyler. 



Farnsworth, J. P. — Born, Jan. 4, 
1848, Fairfield, Franklin Co., Vt. ; son 
of A. P. and Maryet (Chase) F. ; ed- 
ucated in the common schools, and 5 
years' course New Hampton Institute ; in 
mercantile business, Boston, Mass., un- 
til 1875; stock business, Texas, till 1880; 
to Topeka, in mercantile business, 1880- 
83 ; since 1895, has been city food in- 
spector; married, March 12, 1873, to 
Helen A. Bowker, of Bath, Me. Res.: 
224 Tyler. 

Farnsworth, J. W. — Born, Chautau-' 
qua Co., N. Y., Jan. 24, 1829; son of 
Joseph and Betsy (Burrows) F. ; mar- 
ried Nancy A. Jacobs, Topeka, March 4, 
1858; to Lawrence, Kan., April, 1856; 
to Topeka, June, 1856; in grocery busi- 
ness until the fall ; then was in the dry 
goods business to 1859; in hardware 
business with Jacob Smith, 1859-67; 
started a retail and wholesale crockery 
store, 1867, and has been in that busi- 
ness ever since; Farnsworth & Ashby 
since 1894; mem. bd. of trustees, Beth- 
any Coll., since organization ; councilman 
several times in the sixties ; was one of 
the organizers and v. pres., Bank of To- 
peka ; dir. of it since organization ; was 
sec. a number of years. Res. : 627 To- 
peka Ave. 

Faulkner, E. O. — Supt. tie and tim- 
ber dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co. ; born, 
Forfarshire, Scotland; educated in com- 
mon schools ; started in railway work 
on the Great Western in England ; to 
Canada and worked on the Great Wes- 
tern Railroad; to Chicago, 1889; worked 
for Pres. Manvel, Santa Fe; to Topeka, 
1898, in gen. manager's dept. ; 1902, asst. 
to Gen. Mgr. Mudge; supt. of tie and 



timber dept. since May, 1903. Res.: 512 
Clay St. 

Fellows, Charles A. — Born, Albany, 
N. Y., 1864; educated, public schools, 
and Home Lawn Sem., partial course ; to 
Wamego, Kan., 1883 ; worked at car- 
pentry trade ; Fellows & Van Sant, con- 
tractors, for a number of years ; mayor 
of Topeka, 1895; re-elected mayor; 
councilman, 4 years; has built many 
large buildings. Res. : 716 Lincoln. 

Ferguson, T. J. — Born, Petis Co., 
Mo., 1868; son of Thomas and Susan 
(Allen) F.; educated, Otterville Coll., 
and Central Business Coll., Sedalia, 
Mo.; married, Oct. 18, 1898, to Hattie 
W^heeler, Auxvasse, Mo. ; has worked 
for the the McCormick Harvesting Co., 
International Harvesting Co., and other 
companies for the last 14 years; to To- 
peka, 1903. Offices: 109-11-13 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Fernald, William H. — Born, Lafay- 
ette, Ind., Nov. 14, 1856; son of Holmes 
and Sarah (Pernell) F. ; graduated, To- 
peka High School, '79; married, Jan., 
1883, to Elva Moore, who is the first 
Topeka High School graduate; to To- 
peka, 1866; made for Washington Mon- 
ument tablet which was presented by the 
Kan. State Historical Soc. ; in monument 
business 10 years ; in mantel and tile 
business since 1884. Store : Masonic 
Bldg. 

Ferry, L. S. — Born, New Paris, Pa., 
July 29, 1862; son of J. B. and Elizabeth 
(Snowberger) F. ; educated, Juniata 
Coll., I year, De Pauw Univ., A. B., 
'86, and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '87; 
married, June 12, 1895, Jennie Lescher, 
Topeka; alone in law business, 1887; 
Ferry & Doran since 1893 ; police judge, 
1895 to 1899; mem. of bd. of education, 
one term. Office : Columbian Bldg. 



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Finch, Chas. A. — Pastor, First 
Christian church'; born, Bradford Co., 
Pa., Feb. 25, 1869; son of Anson D. and 
Loretta E. (Harding) F. ; educated, 
P'airfield Coll., 2 years, Cotner Univ., A. 
B., '95, and Univ. of Chicago, A. B., '96 ; 
married, June 29, 1898, to Canna Grace 
Wiles, Plattsmouth, Neb.; held pas- 
torates, Cheney, Kan., 3 years and 9 
months, Newton, Kan., 3 years and 9 
months; to Topeka, as pastor of first 
Christian church, 1901 ; 4 years mem. 
of state bd. of the K. C. M. S., and 
served 2 years as state supt. of Bible 
school dept. ; i year, pres. State Christian 
Endeavor Union ; 3 years, dir. ; 2 years, 
state pres. Sunday School dept. ; to Kan- 
sas, 1896. Res.: 1 109 W. 8th. 

Fisher, Peter. — Old settler; born, 
Glasgow Scotland, Aug. 27, 1829; son 
of Wm. and Elisabeth (Lowrie) F. ; ed- 
ucated in the common schools of Scot- 
land; married, 1850, at Dover, N. H., by 
Dr. Barrows, of the First Congl. church ; 
stone mason for 17 years; to Kan., June 
16, 1857; to Topeka, 2 months later; is 
a shoemaker by trade, and has followed 
it most of his life. Shop : 633 Buchanan. 

Fisher, Z. T. — Born, Selinsgrove, 
Pa., Dec. 21, 1847; son of Samuel C. and 
Anna (Fetter) F. ; married, Feb. 11, 
1869, to Grace F. Eyer, who died June 
26, 1904; worked with woodwork ma- 
chinery in a sash and door factory, 20 
years; in mercantile business, 5 years; 
commercial salesman, 11 years; started 
real estate business, 1901 ; to Topeka, 
May 28, 1878. Office : 418 Kan. Ave. 

Fishback, C. G.— Pastor, Shiloh 
Baptist church; born, Winchester, Ky., 
Aug. 3, 1868; son of Chas. F. and La- 
tisia (Bates) F. ; married, Feb. 13, 1901, 
to Minnie Woodson; graduated, State 
Univ. of Kentucky; to Topeka, July 4, 
1903, and has been pastor here ever 



since ; pastor of the State Street Baptist 
church, Bowling Green, Ky., previous to 
coming to Topeka. Res. : 1201 W. 12th. 

Fisk, D. M. — Prof, sociology, Wash- 
burn Coll. ; born. New Hampton, N. H., 
April 10, 1846; son of Rev. Ebenezer 
and Mirian A. (Gordon) F. ; graduated, 
Brown Univ., 1869, A. M. ; studied, med- 
ical dept.. Harvard, 1870; received Ph. 
D., Findlay Coll., Ohio, D. D., Hills- 
dale Coll., Mich. ; married Alma H. 
Moore, Wiltom, N. H., Aug. 29, 1870; 
pastor of Congl. churches, Jackson, 
Mich., Toledo, Ohio, St. Louis, Mo., 
Topeka, Kan., 1886 to 1899; prof., biol- 
ogy, Hillsdale Coll., 1872 to 1886; prof., 
sociology, Washburn Coll., since 1899; 
field sec. since 1902; platform lecturer. 
Res.: 1 5 16 College Ave. 

Flenniken, D. F. — Born, 1857, Green 
Co., Pa.; educated. Green Co. Academy; 
engaged in banking business, being asso- 
ciated with Henry Clews; to Kansas 
early in the seventies ; located at Clay 
Center until 1880; was private sec. for 
Senator Plumb ; brigadier gen. during 
Gov. St. John's administration ; active in 
organizing the Good Templars, and was 
one time pres. ; sec. of Kan. State Board 
of R. R. Commissioners; 1894, asst. sec. 
Rep. State Central Committee; 1900-01, 
asst. sec. Kan. State Senate; since 1902, 
deputy U. S. marshal. Office: Federal 
Bldg. 

Flov^^ers, E. C— Born, Topeka, 111., 
1872; son of D. W. and Cassia (Kelley) 
F. ; educated in common schools and 
James City Business Coll. ; for many 
years did clerical work ; became auditor 
of the Topeka Railway Co., 1902 ; to 
Kansas, 1883; to Topeka, 1896. Office: 
I2th and Jackson. 

Foote, C. E. — Born, Lenawee, Mich., 
Oct. 9, 1852; son of Peter H. and Lor- 
rana (Sawdy) F. ; graduated, Oskaloosa 



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Coll., Iowa, '79; read law under Judge 
Blanchard, Keller, and Dean, Marion, 
Kan. ; formerly connected with Ex-State 
Senator H. B. Kelly in bond brokerage 
business; owned and edited the Marion 
Times for 4 years; probate judge of 
Marion Co., 4 years; chairman of state 
board of pardons, 1893-94; to Topeka, 
spring of 1897; sec. and dir. Monarch 
Oil Co. ; V. pres. and dir. Beulah Oil Co. ; 
occasionally contributes to newspapers; 
married Grace Kuhn, Oct. i, 1890. Of- 
fice : Real Estate Bldg., 701 Jackson. 

Forbes, D. H. — Born, Westborough, 
Mass., Jan. 3, 1851; son of Daniel H. 
and Mary A. (White) F. ; received high 
school education ; married Celeste Mc- 
Afee, Topeka, March 4, 1873; learned 
hardware business, Boston, Mass. ; clerk, 
hardware store, K. C, Mo., 4 years ; to 
Topeka, 1872; started a hardware store 
at 616 Kan. Ave., June, 1872, and has 
been continuously in the hardware busi- 
ness there ever since. Res. : 703 Polk. 

Forbes, P. H. — Born, Centre Lisle, 
N. Y., July 6, 1859; son of Robert and 
Permelia (Lusk) F. ; educated, at State 
Univ. Law School, Iowa City, Iowa; 
married Ada Ireland, March 12, 1883; 
was in law practice at Earned, Kan., 7 
years; to Topeka over 13 years ago, and 
has been in practice here ever since ; atty., 
Capital Bldg. and Loan Assn. ; to Kan- 
sas, 1884. Office : 625 Kan. Ave. 

Forbes, T. M. — Born near Mansfield, 
Ohio, Nov. 14, 1854; son of L. B. and 
Hannah (Morthland) F. ; married Mary 
Brook, near Mansfield, Feb. 14, 1878; to 
Topeka, Oct., 1880; farmed, 3 years; 
worked in a mill and elevator, 4 years; 
1887, went into grain and mill business, 
and has been in it ever since ; his brother, 
W. A., is in partnership with him; dir.. 
Citizens State Bank. Mill: 115 W. 
Laurent. 



Forbes, W. M. — Born, 1847, I"<^- ! son 
of John G. and Elizabeth (Mathews) F. ; 
educated in the academy and law dept. 
of Iowa State Univ. ; married, 1874, to 
Lucretia Parsons ; was principal of South 
Hill School, Burlington, Iowa; practiced 
law, Beatrice, Neb. ; co, judge. Neb., i 
term; to Topeka, 1886; has been in real 
estate and loan business since then ; mem. 
bd. of education for 10 years; mayor, 
Potwin Place, 2 terms ; nat. treas. of the 
Knights and Ladies of Security for past 
8 years. Office : Security Bldg., 7th and 
Kan. Ave. 

Forbes, W. A. — Born, Richland Co., 
Ohio, Nov. 14, 1858; son of L. B. and 
Hannah (Morthland) F. ; married Ada- 
lyne Boyce, Richland, Ohio, Feb. 2, 
1882; to Topeka, 1887, and has been in 
the feed and grain business in North To- 
peka ever since ; Theodore, his brother, 
is associated with him in the business. 
Mill: 115 W. Laurent. 

Foster, Charles M. — Born, Walpole, 
N. H., Oct. 17, 1841 ; son of Henry P. 
and EHza (Marsh) F. ; graduated. 
Harvard Coll., A. B., '63 ; to Topeka, 
1868; mem. commission to revise tax 
laws, 1872; has been practicing law since 
1868. Res. : 217 E. 4th. 

Foster, Eli G. — Born, Lancaster Co., 
Pa., May 4, 1864; son of Eli and Mary 
(Greenawalt) F. ; educated. Pa. State 
Normal, '86, and special work in many 
colleges, history and working with orig- 
inal manuscripts; married, Perry Co., 
Pa., Sept. 2, 1890, to Alice M. Mitchell; 
principal, the Soldier Orphans' Home, 
Phila., I year; taught in dist. schools 3 
years, and Quincy School, N. Topeka, 5 
years ; principal Harrison School for last 
8 years; to Topeka, 1887. Author: 
Reference Manual and Outlines of U. S. 
History, The Illustrative Historical 
Chart, The Civil War by Campaigns, and 



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Historical Outline Maps and Note Books 
for Studies in U: S. History. Res. : 713 
Topeka Ave. 

Foster, Frank H.— Born, Walpole, 
N. H., Jan. 6, 1857; son of Henry T. 
and Hannah M. (Fuller) F.; educated, 
Kimball Union Academy, and law dept. 
of Univ. of Mich.; married Harriet B. 
Franks, June 3, 1884; to Topeka, April, 
1882, and has been in law practice here 
ever since; sec. Pipe Organ Assn. Of- 
fice : Columbian Bldg. 

Foucht, J. H.— Born, Perry Co., 
Ohio, March 17, 1846; son of Christian 
and Elizabeth (Weimer) F. ; educated, 
Heidelberg College, 2 terms; married, 
1877, to Julia E. Button, daughter of 
Hon. M. R. Button; she died Aug., 1890; 
on farm until 21 years of age; taught 
school in North Topeka in the first school 
built there, 1869; taught Chas. Curtis 
how to read ; taught at Tecumseh i year, 
and Grantville 4 years; flour, feed and 
grain business, 3 years ; commenced hard- 
ware business, 1876, N. Topeka; elected 
mem. Kan. Legislature, 1880; mem., city 
school bd., 5 years; pres. Shawnee Co. 
Sunday School Assn., 8 years ; chairman 
of executive committee, State Sunday 
School Assn., 3 years; oldest continuous 
business merchant of N. Topeka; stock- 
holder Shawnee State Bank. Store : 825 
N. Kan. Ave. 

Fraser, George. — Foreman, black- 
smith shops, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., To- 
peka; born, Inverness, Scotland, March 
24, 1869; son of Wm. and Isabelle 
(Juner) F. ; educated in the common 
schools; married Nora Bohnhardt, Be 
Soto, Mo., 1895; worked with steam 
hammer, Mattoon, 111., 2 years; welling 
flues, I year; started in as blacksmith, 
1885, Mattoon, 111., and was blacksmith 
there i year; blacksmith. Be Soto, Mo., 
5 years ; blacksmith, Santa Fe shops, To- 



peka, 1895-98; foreman, blacksmith 
shops, Albuquerque, N. M., 1898 to 
1902; foreman here since Aug., 1902. 
Res. : 426 Madison. 

Fredenhagen, E. A., Rev. — Born 
near Bowner's Grove, III, April 7, i860; 
son of Victor and Mary (Lambe) F. ; 
educated, a business college, Wheaton 
Coll., A. B., and A. M., and Chicago 
Theological Seminary, B. B,; married 
Florence M. Silvernail, Clyde, Mich., 
Sept. 10, 1890; home missionary in Ba- 
kota and Indiana; pastor in Michigan; 
editor of a religious weekly in Michigan 
and Ohio; A. M. A. missionary in Ala- 
bama ; pastor in Illinois ; childrens' 
rescue work in Wisconsin; founding so- 
cieties for the friendless since Bee, 1900; 
to Topeka, Bee, 1900; dir. Gen. Alliance 
of Workers with Boys; mem. committee 
on charities and correction, Nat. Council 
of Congl. Churches ; gen. supt. Kan. Soc. 
for the Friendless, and all societies for 
the friendless; prison evangelist. Auth- 
or: The Mission of the Prisoners' Aid 
Soc, magazine articles, etc. Res. : 306 
Woodlawui Ave. 

Freeman, F. W. — Born, Banville, 
Ala., May 26, 1864; son of Zenas F. and 
Kate E. (Garner) F. ; attended college, 
but did not complete course; married 
Grace M. Waugh, Topeka, Oct. 18, 
1887; to Topeka, March 10, 1874; clerk, 
material dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., Las 
Vegas, 1883 5 bookkeeper, teller, and 
asst. cashier, Bank of Topeka, 1884-87; 
asst. cashier, cashier, and now v. pres. 
Merchants National Bank. Office : 605 
Kan. Ave. 

Freeman, John D., M. D. — Born, 
Geneva, 111., 1871 ; son of John C. and 
Emma (Belden) F. ; educated, B. S., 
State Univ., Madison, Wis., Rush Med. 
Coll., M. B., '97, and Univ. of Vienna, 
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of the Interne Hosp., Chicago, 2 years; 
has been in charge of the Santa Fe 
Hosp., Topeka, since 1899, at which 
time he came here. Office: Santa Fe 
Hospital. 

Frost, John E.— Born, Rome, N. Y., 
April 22, 1849; son of Hon. Thomas G. 
and Elizabeth A. (Bancroft) F. ; educat- 
ed, Knox Coll., 3 years, and Hamilton 
Coll., N. Y., A. B., '71 (now mem. bd, 
of trustees) ; to Topeka, 1883; dist. agt., 
land dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 1872-79; 
traveling agt., land dept., 1879; gen. 
land commissioner, Santa Fe, 1890 to 
Nov., 1898, when he purchased the un- 
sold company lands in Kansas ; pres. of 
the Exhibitors' Assn., International Cot- 
ton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga., 1881 ; 1894, 
pres. of Hamilton Coll. Mid-Continental 
Alumni Assn. ; 1894, v. pres. Nat. Irri- 
gation Congress, held at Denver, Colo. ; 
1895, pres. Nat. Irrigation Congress; 
1898, V. pres. and treas. Kan. Commis- 
sion Trans-Mississippi and International 
Exposition, Omaha, Neb. ; ex-pres. To- 
peka Commercial Club; one of the ex- 
ecutive committee, India Famine Fund, 
1900; married Margaret E. Kitchell, 
daughter of Hon. Alfred Kitchell of 111., 
Oct., 1871 ; in real estate business. Of- 
fice : Columbian Bldg. 

Frost, M. O.— Born, Buffalo, N. Y., 
Nov. 22, 1837; son of Aaron and Jane 
(McRae) F. ; learned trade of printer, 
Cincinnati, Ohio; in loth Mo. inf. dur- 
ing Civil War; 4 years after war spent 
in Cincinnati, Ohio, working for news- 
papers ; 16 years editor and publisher of 
the Marshall, (Clark Co., Ohio) Herald; 
to Topeka, May, 1884; publisher of the 
Saturday Evening Lance, 5 years ; ed- 
itor and publisher of the Western Vet- 
eran, 3 years ; has done job work since 
1890; married, first, in 1857, at Olney, 
111.; wife died Sept., 1899; second mar- 



riage, Oct. 17, 1901, to Mattie E. Cline, 
Topeka. Office : 830 Kan. Ave. 

Fuller, A. M. — City passenger agt., 
C. R. I. & P. R. R. ; born. Dearborn Co., 
Ind., Nov. 26, 1844; son of John M. and 
Malinda (Morris) F. ; married Susie 
Gardner, Maple Park, 111., 1868; enlist- 
ed, 1861, Co. E., loth 111. inf.; mustered 
out July 12, 1865 ; to Topeka, 1869; trav- 
eling salesman for the Moline Plow Co., 
and K. C. Implement Co. ; in implement 
and carriage business here 12 years; 
sheriff, Shawnee Co., 1885 to 1890; 
apptd. chief of police in 1890, but re- 
signed; city agt., U. P. R. R., 1891 ; city 
passenger and ticket agt. of the C. R. I. 
& P. since 1892. Office: ist and Kan. 
Avenue. 

G. 

Gage, Louisa. — Born, Allegany Co., 
N. Y., April, 1834; daughter of Henry 
and Sarah (Nichols) Ives; received an 
academic education; married G. G. 
Gage, Belmont, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1868 ; Mr. 
Gage, in early days, was a mfr. of brick 
and builder of houses ; later, a capitalist 
and dealer in real estate; erected, 1895, 
at his own expense, soldiers' monument 
in Topeka Cemetery; shortly after his 
death. May 19, 1899, Gage Park of 80 
acres was presented to the city; Mrs. 
Gage erected an annex to Stormont 
Hosp., 1900; well known for other phi- 
lanthropical work; to Topeka, 1857. 
Res. : 409 Van Buren. 

Gage, L. T. — Born near Chillicothe, 
Ohio, Sept. 3, 1843 ; son of Rev. Wm, 
and Mary A. (Lambert) G. ; educated. 
Marietta Coll.; married Gussie J. Mor- 
row; taught school, Douglas Co., and 
Shawnee Co, ; principal Clay, Sumner, 
and Euclid schools, Topeka; ex-co. supt. 
of public instruction, Shawnee; now city 
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Office: 8th and Harrison, High School 
Bldg. 

Gage, Norris. — Born, Ashtabula, 
Ohio, Jan. 15, 1840; son of Joshua L. 
and Anna (Taft) G. ; prepared for Yale, 
but upon breaking out of Civil War en- 
tered 105th Ohio inf.; wounded in bat- 
tle of Perryville, Ky., Oct., 1862; after 
the war, was private sec. to two senators 
at Washington, D. C. ; to Calif., where 
he was supt., and built reduction works, 
for 8 years; 1884, went into law dept. 
of Santa Fe Rwy. ; wrote several pam- 
phlets on the relations of the railroad 
to the State; has been a capitalist for a 
number of years ; paid mortgage on To- 
peka Orphans' Home, 1901 ; presented, 
Feb., 1905, to Topeka Provident Assn., 
building occupied by it, cor. 4th and 
Jackson; known for other philanthropic 
work. Res. : Ashtabula, Ohio, and 409 
Van Buren St., Topeka. 

Gaines, Grant. — Born, Cass Co., 111., 
Sept. 3, 1866; son of James P. and 
Martha (Dyer) G, ; educated, Normal 
Coll., Fort Scott, Kan., and Central 
Normal Coll., Great Bend, Kan., 3 years ; 
married Lenora A. Rexroat, Literberry, 
111., 1893; taught school, Dickinson Co., 
Kan., 2 years ; bond clerk, state supt. of 
public instruction's office, 1893-95 ; 
bought an interest in Salina (Kan.) 
Weekly Union; was with it, i year; on 
farm, Illinois, 2 years; helped establish 
Salina Daily Union; reporter on it, 3 
years; agrl. editor, Farmers Advocate, 
Topeka, 1900-01 ; editor. Farmers Ad- 
vocate, since 1902. Office: 411 Jackson. 

Gaines, H. N. — Born, Morgan Co., 
111., Oct. 2y, 1858; son of James P. and 
Martha (Dyer) G.; educated, Kan. Nor- 
mal Coll., Fort Scott, B. S., '87, A. B., 
•88, B. O., '88, and A. M., '90; married 
JuHa Devine, Virginia, 111., Jan. i, 1880; 
taught county schools and attended col- 



lege till 1888; teacher. Central Normal 
Coll., Great Bend, 1888-89, Dickinson 
Co. High School, 1889-91, and Sahna 
Normal Univ., 1891-92; state supt. of 
public instruction, 1893-94; again, Salina 
Normal Univ., 1895-97; newspaper 
work, Salina, till Oct., 1900; since then 
mgr. Farmers Advocate, Topeka; to 
Kansas, 1867; to Topeka, Oct., 1900; 
pres. Nat. Farmers Exchange. Office: 
411 Jackson. 

Gall, J. E. — Born, Frederick Co., 
Md., Nov. 2, 1863 ; son of John E. and 
Susanna E. (McClain) G. ; married Ol- 
lie Furgason, Kan., May 3, 1885; brick 
mason, 3 years ; farmer, 3 years ; has 
been a grain, provision, cotton and stock 
broker since 1897; to Kansas, 1883; to 
Topeka, 1900. Office: no W. 6th. 

Garretson, N. P. — Born, Alliance, 
Ohio, April 7, 1844; son of Pierce and 
Sarah A. (Myers) G. ; educated, Mt. 
Union Coll., 2 or 3 years, literary dept. 
Univ. of Mich., and Univ. of Mich., LL. 
B., '69; married Laura McFadden, 
Wooster, Ohio, May 10, 1876; cashier 
and dir., Burlington (Kan.) Nat. Bank, 
1870-86; mem. firm M. Bailey & Co., 
Chanute, 15 years; to Topeka, 1886; has 
been in mortgage loan business here 
since 1888; was pres. Stedman Club sev- 
eral years; now v. pres. and dir., First 
National Bank, Burlington; dir., State 
Savings Bank, Topeka. Office : Real 
Estate Bldg. 

Garver, Theodore F. — Born, Frank- 
lin Co., Pa., Nov. 4, 1845 ; son of Samuel 
and Sarah (Goldsmith) G. ; educated, 
Gettysburg Coll., A. B., '67, and A. M., 
'69, and Albany Law School, LL. B., 
'69; married Mary Diller, Lebanon, Pa., 
Feb. 10, 1870; admitted to bar, 1869; 
practiced law, Chambersburg, Pa., 2 
years; to Kansas, 1871 ; practiced law, 
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mem. bd. of education; one of judges 
Kan. Court of Appeals (northern dept.), 
1895-97; has practiced law in Topeka 
with J. B. Larimer since 1897 ; mem. bd. 
of education since 1903 ; pres. Kan. Soc. 
for the Friendless since 1900; lec- 
turer, trusts, Washburn Law School. 
Office : Columbian Bldg. 

Garvey, H. O. — Born, Topeka, April 
10, i860; educated, Topeka public 
schools, and Washburn Coll. ; in various 
positions to chief clerkship, freight 
auditor's office, Santa Fe Rwy ; then gen. 
relief agt., agt. Leavenworth, and agt. 
Silver City, N. M. ; returned to Topeka, 
Jan., 1886, and became connected with 
T. J. Kellam and Charles K. Holliday 
in real estate business, firm name, 
Garvey, Holliday & Co. ; business mgr. 
Topeka Daily Democrat to Feb., 1893 ; 
city ticket and passenger agt., C. R. L & 
P. R. R., 2 years; now mgr. Mass. Mu- 
tual Life Ins. Co., eastern Kan. He mar- 
ried Alberta Alexander, a native of 
Piqua, Ohio; she came to Topeka, 1875, 
with her father, the late Col. W. D. 
Alexander, who for a quarter of a cen- 
tury was prominent in Topeka and state 
affairs ; she was pres. Topeka Federa- 
tion of Clubs for year ending April, 
1903 ; corresponding sec. Kan. Federa- 
tion of Women's Clubs, 2 years, ending 
May, 1903 ; mem. Kan. Woman's Press 
Assn. ; is a newspaper and magazine 
writer. 

Garvey, W. C. N. — Local freight 
agt., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co. ; born, 
Cleveland, Ohio, June 20, 1848; married 
Margaret Dever, Winfield, Kan., 1880; 
to Topeka, Aug., 1855; first work was 
in Kellam's Drug Store ; entered service 
of Santa Fe Rwy., July, 1872, and has 
been in continuous service with it since 
that date; worked in supt's office, and 
gen. freight office; agt., Aug. i, 1881- 



Aug. I, 1898; since 1898, local freight 
agt. Res. : 909 Fillmore. 

Gault, Charles E. — Born, Ross Co., 
Ohio, July 7, 1865; son of Clinton and 
Martha (McNabb) G. ; graduated, Ba- 
ker Univ., '88; married Emily Black, 
Lawrence, Kan., June, 1900; admitted 
to Bar, 1890; began law practice, To- 
peka, 1899; Overmyer, Mulvane & Gault, 
1899-1903; Mulvane & Gault since 1903. 
Office : Bank of Topeka Bldg. 

Gaunt, C. H.— Supt. of telegraph, A. 
T. & S. F. system; bom, Prattsburg, N. 
Y., Aug. 29, 1867; son of S. M. and 
Mary L. (Schooley) G. ; educated. Red 
Bank High School, '84, and Brooklyn 
Polytechnic, i year; telegraph operator, 
Western Union Co., Jersey City, N. J., 
I year ; commercial telegraph dept., B. & 
O. R. R., at N. Y. City, i year; Postal 
Telegraph Co., N. Y. City, i year ; chief 
operator, Northern Pacific Rwy., Helena, 
Mont., 1889-91 ; mgr. headquarters of- 
fice, Northern Pacific, St. Paul, 1891-92; 
mgr. gen, relay office, 1892-97; with 
Phila. & Reading R. R. Co., 6 months ; 
former position at Helena, Mont. ; asst. 
supt. of telegraph, Northern Pacific; 
present position since Feb., 1902. Res. : 
827 Tyler. 

Gavitt, Harry E. — Born, Topeka, 
1875; son of W. W. G. ; educated, pub- 
lic schools, Topeka Business Coll., '93, 
and private special courses in mfg. 
chemistry and medicine, 8 years; has 
been in business since 7 years of age; 
invented the Gavitt Exhibition Folding 
Chicken Coop, '89, Bottle Filling Device, 
'91, Bottle Washing Device, '93, Imita- 
tion Horse Tail Dock Holder, '01, Auto- 
matic Envelope Feeding and Sealing 
Machine, '01, Automatic Postage Stamp 
Affixing Machine, '01, and card game, 
Stock Exchange, '03 ; gen. mgr., W. W. 
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Co., W. W. G. Printing & Publishing 
Co., and W. W. G. Chemical Co. Of- 
fice: 322 E. 5th. 

Gavitt, W. W.— Born, Delaware Co., 
Ohio, 1840; son of Rev. E. S. G. ; grad- 
uated, Ohio Wesleyan Univ., '62; trav- 
eled throughout U. S., interest I. O. O. 
F., 5 years; to Topeka, 1867; established 
largest real estate and coal business here 
at that time; 1869, established banking 
and loan business, and W. W. G. Med. 
Co.; 1882, built Office Block; pres., W. 
W. G. Med. Co., W. W. G. Mer. Co., 
W. W. G. Printing & Publishing Co., 
W. W. G. Chemical Co., and W. W. G. 
Co., bankers and brokers ; also interested 
in other companies at different places. 
Office: 322 E. 5th. 

Gaw, Ralph H. — Born, Vermilion 
Co., 111., Feb. 18, 1863; son of A. J. and 
S. (Tucker) G. ; educated, Washburn 
Coll., 3 years ; married Lily Storrs, May 
I, 1890, Topeka; official reporter, U. S. 
circuit court, i year; official reporter, 3d 
judicial dist., 14 years, with Judge 
Guthrie 2, and Judge Hazen 12; admit- 
ted to the bar, 1897; firm of Hazen & 
Gaw since 1904; apptd. co. auditor, 
Shawnee, July 13, 1904. Office: 501 
Jackson. 

Gayhart J. H.— Born, Harrisburg, 
Pa., Jan. 29, 1864; son of C. C. and 
Anna A. (Caldwell) G. ; married Hannah 
James, Topeka, Dec. 29, 1884; to Kan., 
Nov. 9, 1868; to Topeka, Feb. 10, 1880; 
with Babcock & Stone Hardware Co., 
Feb., 1880-Aug., 1882; with the Topeka 
Transfer & Storage Co. ever since ; pres. 
Topeka Transfer & Storage Co., 406-10 
E. 6th. 

Gerteisen, Charles.— Born, Chilli- 
cothe, Ross Co., Ohio, Aug. 26, 1852; 
son of Robert and Barbara (Muir) G.; 
educated, St. Peter's Parochial School, 
and commercial course, St. Mary's Coll., 



Chillicothe; to Topeka, fall of 1866; 
messenger and office boy, U. P. R. R. 
office, 1866-69; operator at various 
places, April, 1869-72; has been agt., 
operator, and traindispatcher. North To- 
peka station, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., since 
1872; contributes to Topeka State Jour- 
nal. Res. : 922 N. Madison. 

Giles, E. D.— Born, N. H., July 16, 
1852; son of Nelson and Cyrena (Dean) 
G. ; received common and high school 
education; married Clara Rogers, To- 
peka, 1877; to Topeka, Nov. 22, 
1872; in grocery business with C. O. 
Knowles, A. Parker, and John Dud- 
ley, successively; alone in grocery 
business nearly 2 years, and with brother, 
Nelson, 2 years; has been in the spice 
and tea business with brother for last 14 
years. Store: 633 Kan. Ave. 

Giles, Nelson.— Born, Otto, Pa., 
March 9, 1856; son of Nelson and Cy- 
rena (Dean) G. ; received common school 
and part of high school education ; mar- 
ried Blanche Rogers, Topeka, Oct. 8, 
1902; to Topeka, Nov., 1872; worked in 
grocery store, 3 years; with brother, E. 
D., in grocery business, 2 years; insur- 
ance business, i year; has been in tea 
and spice business with brother last 14 
years. Store: 633 Kan. Ave. 

Gillespie, W. W.— Born, St. Cath- 
arines, Province of Ontaria, Canada, 
March 25, 1862; son of Wm. and Han- 
nah (Roadhouse) G. ; married Alice 
Merrick, Topeka, 1887; has been in 
decorating business all his life ; to To- 
peka, 1884; went into business alone, 
1886; during the last 6 years has fres- 
coed the rooms of the sec. of state, and 
state supt. of public instruction, the li- 
brary room, and a number of other rooms 
in the State Capitol; fresco work in the 
post office, and various churches of the 
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post office; scenic work, as, the State 
Seal, 20x24 ft.; etc. Office: 210 W. 7th. 

Gillett, James. — Born, Wellington, 
Ohio, July 5, 1836; son of Matthew and 
Jeanette G. ; married Caroline Taylor, 
Cleveland, Ohio, 1870; freighting be- 
tween Nebraska and Denver, Colo., i860; 
mining in Idaho, 4 years; to Topeka, 
1868; real estate business, 1870-72; min- 
ing in Colorado, 6 years ; then came back 
to Topeka and has been in real estate 
business here ever since; his son, Fred 
B., is connected with him in the busi- 
ness, under the firm name, Gillett & Son. 
Office: 104 W. 5th. 

Gillette, L. A. — Born, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, 1854; son of Alexander H. and 
A. (Williams) G. ; married Miss Carl- 
son, Galesburg, 111., 1874; artist, 7 years; 
ranchman, 15 years; gen. mercantile 
business, 10 years ; lumber and coal busi- 
ness, last 5 years; Gillette & Nicholson, 
lumber and coal; to Kansas, 1881 ; to 
Topeka, 1899. Office: 100 Kan. Ave. 

Gillies, G. A.— Born, Scotland, 1848 ; 
son of Thomas and Mary (Strachan) 
G. ; received common and high school 
education; married Margaret Butchart, 
1872; engineer and machinist, 25 years; 
last 8 years has been in printing busi- 
ness ; treas.. Gillies Publishing Co. ; has 
3 sons connected in business with him, 
W. C, D. P., and G. H.; W. C, supt., 
D. P., sec, and George H., pres.. Gillies 
Publishing Co. ; G. H., also editor Poul- 
try Gazette. Office : 603 Kan. Ave. 

Gilluly, R. B.— Born, Jefferson, Kan., 
Aug. 6, 1871; son of W. F. and Ella 
(Burns) G. ; educated, Nat. Business 
Coll., K. C, Mo., Univ. of Kan., 2 years, 
special work, Washburn Law School ; 
read law under father; married Olive 
Jenkins, Oskaloosa, Kan., June i, 1895; 
to Topeka, Sept., 1891 ; clerk. Bank Com- 
missioner Johnson, 1I/2 years ; stenog- 



rapher, R. R. Commissioners, 2 years ; 
private sec. Chas. J. Devlin, 4 or 5 years ; 
mem. firm. Redden, McKeever & Gilluly 
since Sept., 1903; gen. atty. Mt. Carmel 
Coal Co., and Toluca, Marquette & 
Northern R. R. Co; dir. and atty.. Am. 
Oil & Gas Co. Office : Crawford Bldg. 

Gleed, Charles S. — Born, Morris- 
ville, Vt., March 23, 1856; son of 
Thomas and Cornelia (Fisk)G.; educated, 
Univ. of Kan., 1876-80, and student Univ. 
of Kan. Law School; married Mabel 
Gore, Lawrence, Kan., June 28, 1888; in 
traffic or law depts., Kan. Pacific, Union 
Pacific, and A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Go's, 
1880-84; admitted to bar, 1884; Gleed 
& Gleed, 1885-93 ; Gleed, Ware & Gleed 
since 1893 ; proprietor Kansas City Daily 
Journal since 1896; trustee, Univ. of 
Kan., 12 years; v. pres. Pioneer Trust 
Co., K. C; dir., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 
Topeka Rwy. Co., Central Nat. Bank, 
and several other railway and banking 
companies; dir.. Free Public Library; 
author of many addresses, pamphlets, 
and legal, political, and descriptive ar- 
ticles; pres. Mo.-Kan. Telephone Co. 
Office : Central Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Gleed, James Willis. — Born, Morris- 
ville, Vt., March 8, 1859; son of Thomas 
and Cornelia (Fisk) G. ; educated, Univ. 
of Kan., A. B., '79, and A. M., '82, and 
Columbia Law School, LL. B., '84, and 
LL. D., 1904; married Grace Greer, To- 
peka, Aug. 25, 1886; tutor Latin and 
Greek, Univ. of Kan., 1879-82; prof, in 
charge Greek chair, 1882-83 ; prof, law 
of real property since 1890; Gleed & 
Gleed, lawyers, 1884, Topeka; now 
Gleed, Ware & Gleed; March i, 1896, 
gen. solicitor for Kan., St. Louis & San 
Francisco R. R. ; has made many ad- 
dresses, mostly educational, in Kansas, 
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, 
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Clubs, N. Y. City. Author: Western 
Mortgages, Forum, June, 1891 ; Is New 
York More Civilized than Kansas, 
Forum, April, 1894; Western Invest- 
ments, Review of Reviews; Analysis of 
Life, Character and Career of W. J. 
Bryan, N. Y. Advertiser, 1900, and 
Economic Aspects of the Liquor Prob- 
lem, Prohibition in Kansas, published 
1901 ; mem. bd. of education. Office: 
700 Kan. Ave. 

Glendenning, J. S.— Pastor Second 
Presbyterian church; born, Pittsburg, 
Pa., Aug. 17, 1849; son of James and 
Sarah M. (Stuart) G.; educated, Wash- 
ington and Jefferson Coll., Wash., Pa., 
A. B., '68, honorary degree, A. M., '82, 
graduated, Princeton Thelogical Sem., 
and postgraduate work, Princeton Univ. ; 
married Hannah M. Brown, Jersey City, 
N. J., 1876; pastor, Presbyterian church, 
Jersey City, 4 years ; pastor, Henry, 111., 
10 years; spent 3 years settling father's 
estate, N. Y. City; to Pratt, Kan., 1887; 
pastor, 1887-93; at Dodge City, 1% 
years; has been pastor here since 1894; 
has written many printed sermons, pam- 
phlets, etc. Res.: 1310 N. Quincy. 

Glenn, Henry H. — Born, Centre Co., 
Pa., Feb. i, 1833 5 son of George and 
Sarah (Hartchokee) G.; married Eliza- 
beth C. Grazier, Feb. 8, 1855 ; enlisted, 
34th 111. vol. inf., Sept., 1861 ; held dif- 
ferent offices during Civil War; post 
master Rochelle, 111., 1884-87 ; to Leaven- 
worth, Kan., 1888; to Topeka, 1890, and 
started The Fair ; sold out interest in the 
store March, 1905. Res.: 806 W. 6th. 

Godard, A. A. — Born, Granville, Pa., 
Dec. 18, 1855 ; son of E. A. and Percilla 
(Sherwood) G. ; educated, Syracuse (N. 
Y.) Univ.; read law under Hayden and 
Hayden, lawyers, Holton, Kan. ; prac- 
ticed, Clay Center, 13 years; to Topeka, 
1893; Valentine, Godard & Valentine 



since 1893; atty. gen. Kansas, 1899-1903; 
pres. State Savings Bank; married Eva. 
Valentine, Topeka, Dec. 10, 1886; to 
Kansas, 1878. Office : Real Estate Bldg. 

Going, James W. — Born, Rolla, Mo., 
Oct. 19, 1862; son of Thomas J. and 
Sarah (Billu) G. ; educated, Univ. of 
Kan. ; married Georgie Goodwin, Salina, 
Kan., Jan. i, 1884; to Kansas, 1867; 
special agt. and adjuster in fire insurance 
business till 1893; to Topeka, 1893; or- 
ganized and founded Shawnee Fire In- 
surance Co. of Topeka; now sec. and 
mgr. ; dir. Capitol Bldg. and Loan Assn. 
Office: 535 Kan. Ave. 

Gender, J. H. — Born, Muskingum 
Co., Ohio, Dec. 24, 1849; son of Isaac 
and Mary (Price) G. ; married Eliza 
Starrett, Zanesville, Ohio; taught dist. 
schools in Ohio during the winters of 
10 years; to Topeka, 1883; has been 
sec. Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co., 6 
or 8 years; treas. Gonder-Petro Men 
Co., Hutchinson, since about 1901 ; stock- 
holder in various branches of Parkhurst- 
Davis Mer. Co. Office: 101-07 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Goodwin, Lovell L. — Born, Law- 
rence Co., Ky., 1869; son of Charles A. 
and Elizabeth (Vermillion) G. ; married 
Imogene Hull, Osage City, Kan., Feb., 
1889; railroad business, i year; lumber 
business, i year; has been practicing 
dentistry last 11 years; to Kansas, 1877; 
to Topeka, 1886. Office: 607 Kan. Ave. 

Gordon, J. Copeland. — Born, Rush- 
ford, Allegany Co., N. Y., May 13, 1831 ; 
son of Wm. and Martha (Gary) G.; 
married Mary F. Nichols, Topeka, Aug. 
4, 1857; to Kansas, Nov, 1854; to To- 
peka, 1855 ; in 1863, went into hotel 
business; built Copeland Hotel, 1882, 
and was proprietor of it to Sept., 1903; 
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Pres. Hayes, Pres. McKinley, and 
Pres. Roosevelt. Res.: Highland Park. 

Gordon, W. L. — Born, Rushford, 
Allegany Co., N. Y., Feb. 3, 1828; son of 
John and Woodwarth (Harmony) G. ; 
educated, Rushford Sem. ; married Mar- 
cie Remington, Allegany Co., 1856; to 
Topeka, Nov. 19, 1856; in dry goods 
business, i year; city marshal, 1858; 
brought first logs to be taken across the 
Kaw River, for his saw mill; ran it till 
1872; it was where Parkhurst-Davis 
Mer. Co. building now stands; in the 
lumber business, Mich., 11 years; since 
1883, has been farming. Res. : 227 Van 
Buren. 

Gorman, J. J. — Born, Jefiferson, 
Texas, Nov. 27, 1871 ; son of Jim and 
Mary (Delafield) G. ; married Georgia 
Peeler, March 21, 1896; has been a deal- 
er in typewriters for over 13 years; has 
been in business, Topeka, since 1901 ; 
operates branch stores, Oklahoma City, 
Wichita, etc. Store: 517 Kan. Ave. 

Graham, A. A. — Claim agt., C. R. I. 
& P. Rwy. Co. ; born, Ligonier, Pa., 
April 19, i860; son of James and Louisa 
(Bitner) G. ; married Ada A. Trainer, 
Reedsburg, Wis., July 7, 1886; book- 
keeper and stenographer, gas co., Chi- 
cago, 3 years ; with a wholesale grocery 
house, 3 years; to Topeka, 1889; claim 
agt., C. R. I. & P. Rwy, Co., ever since. 
Res. : 219 Tyler. 

Graham, I. D. — Born Vinton, Iowa, 
Aug. 29, 1856; son of David N. and 
Clara (Chase) G. ; educated, Abington 
Coll., A. B., and Eureka Coll., M. S. ; 
married Mary E. McConnell, Manhattan, 
Kan., 1882 ; prof, at Kan. State Agricul- 
tural Coll., and sec, 1879 to 1898; prof, 
in a private college Sedalia, Mo., 1898 to 
1900 ; sec. Kansas Good Roads Assn. ; 
treas. and one of founders, Kansas State 
Dairy Assn. ; asst. sec, Kansas Improved 



Stock Breeders' Assn. ; v. pres. for Kan- 
sas, National Good Roads Assn. ; life 
member, Kansas State Horticultural 
Soc ; life member, Kansas Academy of 
Science ; associate editor, Kansas Farmer 
since 1900. Office: 116 W. 6th. 

Graves, W. E., M. D.— Born, June 6, 
1851, Detroit, 111.; son of Wm. and 
Susan (Noble) G. ; married Anna 
Brown, Milton, 111., April 29, 1875; ed- 
ucated, St. Louis Med. Coll., M. D. ; 
clerk, I year, in a drug store at Bowling 
Green, Mo. ; practiced medicine, Wil- 
liamsburg, Kan., 3 years ; Burlington, 
Kan., 2 years, and Pittsburg, Kan., 3 
years; originated Graves' Dyspepsia 
Cure, 1894; discontinued medical prac- 
tice, 1894; pres. Graves Mfg. Co. Res.: 
807 Topeka Ave. 

Gray, Allen David. — Asst. cashier, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Nova Scotia, 
Sept. 8, 1856; son of Archibald and 
Anna (Ellis) G. ; married Anna Deming, 
Topeka, Oct. 21, 1885; Mrs. Gray has 
done literary work of merit, contributing 
to Youth's Companion, Outlook, Congre- 
gationalist, etc ; bookkeeper and clerk, 
gen. store, 10 years; to Topeka, Dec. 31, 
1881 ; statistical clerk, car acct's office, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 3 years; clerk, 
treasurer's office, 4 years; has been in 
present position since 1887; occasionally 
contributes to periodicals. Res. : 123 
Greenwood Ave. 

Green, William. — Born, England, 
1844; son of Joseph and Ruth (Cooper) 
G. ; married Sarah J. Dalrymple ; soldier 
in Civil War; to Topeka, 1885 ; has been 
in grocery business here since 1885; 
councilman, 3d ward ; has 2 sons, Albert 
and John, who have been in grocery 
business with him 1 1 years ; Albert mar- 
ried Ada Pulley, Nov. 24, 1904; John 
married Bessie Miller, Nov. 15, 1904. 
Store: 712 Kan. Ave. 



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Greene, Adrain L. — Born, Canton, 
Mo., April 10, 1848; son of Joel and 
Ra (Black) G.; educated. Canton (Mo.) 
Acad. ; married Elizabeth Thurston, New- 
ton, Kan., 1900; to Kansas, 1871 ; prac- 
ticed law, Newton, until apptd. justice, 
supreme court, Kansas, 1902; was co. 
atty., Harvey Co., 6 years. Office : State 
Capitol Bldg. Res. : 1257 Western Ave. 

Greenfield, Sarah E., M. D.— Born, 
Sabetha, Kan., 1874; daughter of 
George W. and Elizabeth (McGinley) 
G.; educated, Univ. of Kan., '97, and 
Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (med. dept., 
Univ. of 111.), M. D., 1900; practiced, 
Hiawatha, i year; to Topeka, 1903; bac- 
teriologist. State Bd. of Health; in- 
structor, bacteriology, Kan. Med. Coll. 
Office : 210 W. 6th. 

Greenwood, A. W. — Born, Mercer 
Co., 111., Oct. 6, 1865; son of G. W. and 
Sarah W. (McKinley) G. ; educated, 
Washburn Coll. ; farmer, 12 years ; since, 
has been engaged in real estate and loan 
business; to Kansas, 1872; to Topeka, 
1896. Office: 611 Kan. Ave. 

Greenwood, L. H. — Born, Mercer 
Co., 111., Aug. 15, 1867; son of G. W. 
and Sarah (McKinley) G. ; educated, 
Washburn Coll., B. S., '90, and Univ. 
of Mich., LL. B., '92 ; married Lizzie M. 
Smith, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1898; has been 
practicing law, Topeka, since 1892; lec- 
turer, bailments, and domestic relations, 
Washburn Law School; mem. and sec. 
bd. of trustees, Washburn Coll. ; to Kan., 
1872; to Topeka, 1890. Office: 611 
Kan. Ave. 

Greer, Wilber J. — Professor Latin, 
Washburn Coll. ; bom, Oxford, Ohio, 
Sept. 7, 1868; son of Thomas F. and 
Nina (Shera) G. ; educated, Miami 
Univ., Ohio, A. B., '89, and A. M., '94, 
and graduate student, Univ. of Chicago, 
1898-1901 ; married Cora Dills, Green- 



ville, Ohio, June 30, 1898; principal, pre- 
paratory dept., and instructor, Latin and 
Greek, Miami Univ., 1890-98; instructor, 
Latin, Chicago Manual Training School, 
1901 ; instructor, Washburn Coll., since 
Sept., 1903 ; lecturer, Roman law, Wash- 
burn Law School ; mem. Am. Philologic- 
al Assn. Res. : 1734 Clay. 

Gregg, David T.— Born, North To- 
peka, Dec. 10, 1869; son of S. C. and 
Melvina (Haines) G. ; educated, Topeka 
Business Coll., and Chicago Law School, 
'93 ; read law under Vance & Campbell, 
and Quinton & Quinton; admitted to 
bar, 1895; asst. city atty., Dec, 1898- 
June, 1901. Office: 517 Kan. Ave. 

Gresser, E. S. — Born, Geneseo, 111., 
Aug. 7, 1870; son of F. E. and Christina 
(Dannenfelser) G. ; married Ora B. 
Huff, K. C, Mo., Oct. 12, 1898; to To- 
peka, Jan., 1886; mgr. Kan. Phonograph 
Co., 3 years ; gen. bookkeeper. First Nat. 
Bank, 3 years; originator, nickel in slot 
arrangement with phonograph machines ; 
phonograph business, Chicago, 3^ 
years; with Midland Bank, Dodge City, 
Kan., I year; cashier. Citizens' State 
Bank, N. Topeka, since May 10, 1898; 
dir. same bank. Office : 801 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Griffin, Albert.— Born, N. Y. City, 
March 16, 1834; son of Benjamin F. 
and Sarah L. (Drew) G. ; married Ellen 
G. Lincoln, Chicago, 1869; started in 
printing trade, 1846; admitted to bar in 
Topeka, 1857, and practiced until 1862; 
worked on Paola (Kan.) Republican, 
1861-62; at printing trade, Chicago, until 
Dec, 1865 ; editor and business mgr., 
Nationalist (Mobile, Ala.), about 4 
years; mem. constitution convention 
which reconstructed Alabama; owner 
and editor, Manhattan (Kan.) Standard, 
changed to the Nationalist, Dec, 1870, 
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movement ; spent 4 years in the East in 
its interests ; editor, New York Mail and 
Express (weekly), 7 months, 1889; es- 
tablished, with Frank A. Root, the To- 
peka Independent, 1897 ; editor and pro- 
prietor, Girard (Kan.) News during 
part of 1898; since then has been in 
printing business ; has contributed to 
Kansas Magazine, Chautauquan, Out- 
look (N. Y.), Harper's Weekly, and oth- 
er papers : Author : Key Note, 1896, 
and Hocus Pocus Money Book, 1904. 
Res. : 321 Kan. Ave. 

Griffin, James F. — Born, Methuen, 
Mass., Nov. 4, 1834; son of Miles F. 
and Cynthia L. (Alden) G. ; received 
common and high school education ; 
married Hetty R. Parson, Oct. 12, 1880; 
bookkeeper in Boston, 10 years ; citizen 
clerk, quartermaster's dept., dept. of 
supplies. Army of Potomac, 2 years; in 
commissary dept., headquarters, Vt. Bri- 
gade, I year; to Topeka, 1866; asst. 
cashier, Topeka Nat. Bank, 6 years ; 
cashier, Topeka State Bank, 9 years ; has 
been in fire insurance business for last 
17 years; treas., Washburn Coll., last 17 
years. Ofifice : Real Estate Bldg. 

Griggs, P. W. — Born, Mercer Co., 
Pa., Jan. 10, 1854; son of Orlando and 
Sophia (Smithers) G. ; married Annette 
Carle, 1879; to Kan., Jan., 1876; taught 
school, Shawnee Co., 4 years ; worked for 
James Seery, implement dealer, 4 years ; 
Warner & Griggs, implement dealers, 8 
years; Griggs & Co., 1892-1902; Griggs 
& Moneypenny since 1902 ; ex-pres., 2d 
ward Sunday School Assn. ; ex-pres.. 
City S. S. Assn., and Co. S. S. Assn. 
Store: 206-08 W. 6th. 

Grigs, A. D.— Born, Naples, N. Y., 
Feb. 18, 1845 ; educated, Lenox Coll., 
Ohio, 1861-62; to Marysville, Kan., 
1865 ; to Topeka, 1880; with brother sold 
photographic supplies till 1893 ; since 



then has been a photographer. Gallery : 
334 Ouincy. 

Griley, Joseph. — Born, Coshocton 
Co., Ohio, Sept. 19, 1859; son of Longin 
and Katherine (Spickert) G. ; married, 
first, Feb. i, 1883, to Emma Heck, who 
died May 18, 1899; second, to Katherine 
Trost, Zanesville, Ohio, Sept., 1900; has 
been a barber for over 30 years ; barber, 
Zanesville, 11 years; ward assessor, 3 or 
4 terms; to Topeka, April, 1884; has 
been a barber here for over 19 years ; 
has been councilman, 2d ward, since elec- 
tion, 1901. Res. : 4th and Hancock. 

Grimes, Frank E. — Born, Greenville, 
Ohio, 1859; received common school and 
commercial college education; married 
Clara E. Carter, Sept. 5, 1883 ; to Kan- 
sas, 1887; grocery and real estate busi- 
ness, Wichita Co. ; register of deeds, 
Wichita Co., 2 terms ; mem. Kan. Leg- 
islature, 2 terms; state treas., 1899-1903; 
now fiscal agt., in Topeka, and dir., K. 
C, Mexico & Orient R. R. Ofifice : 819 
Kan. Ave. 

Griswold, J. P. — Born, New Haven, 
Conn.; married Leila M. Garrett, Ba- 
tavia, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1877; began learn- 
ing milling business, 1859; to Topeka, 
1871 ; became a member Shawnee Mill- 
ing Co., 1871, and has been connected 
with it ever since ; now pres. of company. 
Mills: 3d and Kan. Ave. 

Groll, Joseph. — Born, Germany, Aug. 
31, 1847; received commercial school ed- 
ucation and attended a gymnasium, 
Germany, 2 years ; lieut., German Army, 
in Franco-Prussian War; in battle of 
Gravelotte ; to Am., and came to Garnett, 
Kan., 1876; clerk, grocery store, i year; 
clerk, boot and shoe business, 2 years; 
insurance and loan business, Garnett, 
1879-89; to Topeka, 1889; has been in 
ins. and loan business with Mr. McKit- 
rick since then ; collector of claims in 



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all parts of the world. Office : 420 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Grubbs, Lewis, M. D. — Born, Wash- 
ington Court House, Ohio, Dec. 27, 
1 841 ; son of Stephen and Diana (Hol- 
land) G. ; educated, Med. Coll. of Ohio, 
M. D., '71 ; married Rebecca J. Wiley, 
Feb., 1873; 3 years service. Civil War; 
pres., Jane C. Stormont Hosp. and 
Training School for Nurses; ex-pres., 
City Bd. of Health ; ex-pres., U. S. Pen- 
sion Bd. ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Kan. 
State Med. Soc, and Shawnee Co. Med. 
Soc. ; to Dover, Kan., 1871 ; to Topeka, 
1880. Office : 603 Kan. Ave. 

Gustafson, C. F. — Born, Stockholm, 
Sweden, March 7, 1854; son of Gust and 
Annie G. ; educated in Stockholm com- 
mon schools ; married Josephine Bos- 
trom, Dec, 1879; to Am., settling in To- 
peka, 1880 ; worked in the Santa Fe Rwy. 
shops, 2 years; for the Topeka Water 
Co., 15 years; in 1898, Sept. 28, es- 
tablished in plumbing business ; Conklin 
& Gustafson, plumbers. Store: 627 
Quincy. 

Guthrie, John. — Born, Switzerland 
Co., Ind., July 2, 1829; son of William 
and Margaret ( Japp) G. ; married Mary 
C. H. Updegraff, a native of Ohio; 
taught school 3 or 4 years ; read law un- 
der Lewis Chamberlain, Logansport, 
Ind.; dist. atty., Miami and Cass Coun- 
ties, Ind. ; practiced law, Logansport, 
Ind., 1858-66; capt. Co. D., 46th Ind. 
vol. inf., Civil War; to Topeka, 1866; 
mem. Kan. Legislature from Shawnee 
Co., 1868-70; Guthrie & Brown, lawyers, 
1873-82; Guthrie & Bergen, 1882-84; 
dist. judge, 1884-92; practiced law alone 
till apptd. post master, Topeka, 1898; 
presidential elector for Grant, 1872; as- 
sociated with C. K. Holliday, Judge Saf- 
ford, D. L. Lakin, and others, in build- 
ing A. T. & S. F. R. R. to K. C. ; prof. 



med. jurisprudence, Kan. Med. Coll., 3 
years. Office: Post office. 

Guy, J. H. — Born, Fayette Co., Ohio, 
1862; son of John and Caroline (Collier) 
G. ; educated. West Geneva Coll., North- 
wood, Ohio, 1875-79; married Ella M. 
Glenn, Topeka, 1896; admitted to bar, 
1882; was first colored lawyer admitted 
to practice by supreme court of Ohio; 
to Topeka, 1885, ^ind has been in prac- 
tice here ever since ; deputy co. atty., 
Shawnee, 1896-1900; pres. Interstate 
Literary Assn. (col.) of Kan. and the 
West. Office: 429 Kan. Ave. 

H. 

Hackney, George. — Born, Cheshire, 
England, May 26, 1826; son of John and 
Anna (Simonds) H. ; married Martha 
Jepson, Cheshire, Eng., April 5, 1847; 
master mechanic, C. M. & St. P. Rwy., 
Milwaukee, Wis., 1863-68; chief en- 
gineer Milwaukee Iron Co., 1868-75 ; 
master mechanic, C. B. & Q. Rwy., 
Galesburg, 111., 1875-77; supt. machinery, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy., Topeka, 1877-91 ; 
to Kansas, 1877. Res. : 901 Monroe. 

Hackney, George Wesley. — Born, 
Milwaukee, Wis., April 28, 1877; son 
of Herbert and May Louisa (Todd) H. ; 
educated. Northwestern Univ., prepara- 
tory course, and Chicago Athenaeum; 
messenger, Chicago Elevated Terminal 
Rwy. Co., 1892 ; in dept. of collections. 
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 
1893 ; bookkeeper and shipping clerk, To- 
peka Milling Co., 1893-97; sec, 1898- 
1902; sec. and treas., 1903-05; junior 
mem. firm of Hackney & Co., millers and 
manufacturers of flour, corn and cereal 
goods, self-rising flour, etc., 1905. Res. : 
911 Monroe. 

Hackney, Herbert. — Born, Cheshire, 
England, Jan. 30, 1850; son of George 
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S. Norton, Chicago, Jan. 31, 1882; lo- 
comotive engineer, 1869-73 J student, 
mechanical engineering course, Cornell 
Univ., 1873-76; chief engineer, Chicago 
Rolling Mill Co., 1876-78; mgr. Brown, 
RowTiell & Co., Youngstown, Ohio, 1878- 
80; mgr. Calumet Iron & Steel Co., Chi- 
cago, 1880-82; mgr. Oregon Iron & Steel 
Co., Portland, 1882-83 ; asst. supt. ma- 
chinery, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., Topeka, 
1887-89; pres., Topeka Milling Co.; 
senior mem. of Hackney & Co. ; to To- 
peka, 1883. Res.: 911 Monroe. 

Hagan, Eugene. — Born, Monroe Co., 
Mo., July 8, 1859; son of James and 
Mary H. ; graduated, Univ. of Ken- 
tucky ; began law practice, Chicago, 
1879; to Topeka, 1880; was partner with 
George R. Peck until his removal to 
Chicago ; since then has been alone in 
practice, with exception of 3 years; U. 
S. dist. atty. for Kan. and Okla., 1885; 
married Madge Johnston, Topeka, Jan., 
1899. Office : 433 Kan. Ave. 

Hale, M. M. — Born near Clarksville, 
Clinton Co., Ohio, Feb. i, 1833; son of 
Eli and Ann (Hadley) H. ; educated, 
Earlham Coll., 2 years; married, 1859, 
to Lizzie Merritt, Waynesville, Ohio; 
sergt. 35th Ohio inf., 2 years of Civil 
War; to Kan., Feb., 1870, and settled 
near Topeka; justice of the peace, 6 
years ; co. commissioner, i term ; has 
been elected city treas. for 3 terms. Of- 
fice: City Bldg. 

Hamilton, Charles B. — Born, Paris, 
111., Jan. 13, 1875; son of William H. 
and Mary (Bowen) H. ; educated, Knox 
Coll., and Steinmann's Business Coll. ; 
married Faye Landreth, Manitowoc, 
Wis., Jan. 27, 1904 ; steward and purser 
of various steamers, Goodrich Line, on 
Lake Mich., 4 years ; mgr. of several 
hotels of Harvey System, 2 years ; chief 
steward, Goodrich fleet of passenger 



steamers, Chicago; 1902, became one of 
proprietors, Grand Hotel, Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa; now controls it; Nov., 1904, be- 
came head of Hamilton Hotel Co., oper- 
ating the Throop Hotel, 4th and Kan. 
Avenue. 

Hamilton, Clad. — Born, May 17, 
1867, East Meredith, Del. Co., N. Y. , 
son of John and Margaret (Mitchell) 
H. ; educated, Univ. of Kan., LL. B., 
'92; married Helen Wells, Lansing, 
Mich., Jan. 17, 1901 ; began practice, 
1892; asst. state atty. gen., 1901 ; co. 
auditor, Shawnee, 1900 to 1901 ; police 
judge, 1903-05 ; capt. Kan. Nat. Guards ; 
lecturer, criminal law, Washburn Law 
School ; dir. Kan. State Hist. Soc. Of- 
fice : Crawford Bldg. 

Hamilton, Harry H. — Born, Paris 
111., May 29, 1877; son of William H. 
and Mary (Bowen) H. ; educated, Dixon 
(111.) High School, and Steinmann's 
Business Coll. ; asst. purser of steamers 
of the Goodrich Line; contracting 
freight agt. of Vanderbilt fast freight 
lines; stationed at Milwaukee, Mem- 
phis, Toledo, and Chicago, successively; 
sec. Hamilton Hotel Co., operating the 
Throop Hotel, since Nov., 1904. Hotel : 
4th and Kan. Ave. 

Hamilton, J. D. M.— Claim atty., A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy.; born, Pittsburg, Pa., 
July 18, 1851; son of John S. and Sara 
(Miller) H. ; educated, Knox Coll., A. 
M., '75, and graduate St. Louis Law 
School, '76; married Maymie Rice, Keo- 
kuk, Iowa, Feb. 28, 1878; admitted to 
bar, 1877; practiced law. Fort Madison, 
Iowa; in law dept., Burlington R. R., 
6 or 8 years ; local atty.. Fort Madison, 
Santa Fe Rwy., 1885-98; to Topeka, 
June 20, 1898, and has been claim atty. 
ever since. Res.: 815 Western Ave. 

Hamilton, W. C, M. D.— Born, Rich- 
mond, Va., 1839; educated, Buffalo 



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Univ., and Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 
Paris, France, M. D., '60; served in Con- 
federate Army during Civil War ; prac- 
ticed medicine, Chicago, till 1879; to To- 
peka, 1879; has been in practice here 
ever since; married, 1879, to Libby Al- 
len, who died, 1894. Office : 524 Quincy. 

Hammel, George M.— Born, Ger- 
many, Oct. 14, 1849; son of Andrew 
and Margaret (Ruck) H. ; married N. 
Ella Gatewood, Topeka, June 9, 1878; 
to Topeka, March 30, 1878; has been in 
tailoring business since Oct. 12, 1880. 
Store: 515 Kan. Ave. 

Hammond, C, M. D.— Born, Lyn- 
don, Kan., 1873; son of Joseph and 
Adelade H. : educated, Presbyterian 
Coll., Emporia, Kan., Central Business 
Coll., Marion-Sims-Beaumont Coll. of 
Med., and Kan. Med. Coll.; married 
Mollie Moody, Oakley, Kan., July 3, 
1893; practiced 3 years, Oklahoma, and 
Wallace Co., Kan. ; has been in practice 
here last 10 years. Office : 704 Kan. Ave. 

Hampe, H. W. — Minister; born, 
Hanover, Germany, April 30, 1827; son 
of John C. F. and Helena (Helmbrecht) 
H. ; married Margaret Beltz, Stark Co., 
Ohio, 1853; has been in ministry, 54 
years, in Pa., Ohio, and Kan. ; to To- 
peka, 1879; pastor of First Wesley an 
Methodist church, 1879 to 1881 ; now 
superannuated. Author: A Bouquet of 
Flowers in Rhyme on the Liquor Trade, 
Person of Christ (a pamphlet), and The 
Eternity of the Person of Christ. Post 
office address : Station B., Topeka. 

Handy, N. F.— Born, Colesville, N. 
Y., Feb. 16, 1832; son of Calvin and 
Hannah (Brown) H. ; educated, Dela- 
ware Literary Institute, Franklin, N. Y. ; 
married Elizabeth Paterson Smith, 
Whitney's Point, N. Y., Sept., 1856; ad- 
mitted to the bar, Binghamton, N. Y., 
1856; practiced, Tioga Co., Pa., i year; 



practiced, Mauch Chunk, Pa., 10 or 15 
years; editor, Mauch Chunk Gazette, 
during Civil War ; first came to Kansas, 
1857; commenced law practice, Topeka, 
1885; has been dir. Topeka Free Public 
Library for the last 10 years. Res.: 
1275 Topeka Ave. 

Hankla, T. J.— Born, Boyle Co., Ky., 
Feb. 23, 1850; son of Scott and Lucy 
(Duncan) H. ; received academic educa- 
tion, Harmonia Coll.; to Leavenworth, 
Kan,, March 15, 1869; clerk, freight of- 
fice, U. P. R. R., 2 years; hotel busi- 
ness, Emporia, 1871-77; grocery business 
in connection, 1870-72; 5th Ave. Hotel, 
Topeka, Oct., 1877-82; Windsor Hotel, 
Feb., 1882-July, 1884; 5th Ave., 1885- 
90; Nat. Hotel, 1890-99; prop. 5th Ave. 
Hotel, again, since 1902. Hotel: 5th 
and Quincy. 

Hanley, Thos. M. — Born, Chicago, 
111., Sept. 26, 1865; son of Michael and 
Julia (Malowney) H. ; to Topeka, 1872; 
has been in grocery business all his life ; 
Hanley Bros., (T. M. and J. D.), deal- 
ers in groceries, feed, and coal. Store: 
426 W. Gordon. 

Hanna, David J. — Lieutenant gov- 
ernor, Kan. ; born, Coulterville, 111., 
June 4, 1866; son of John and Jennie 
(Woods) H. ; educated, Clay Center 
Acad., '87; settled in Clay Co., 1870; 
engaged in farming, cattle raising, and 
selling real estate, 1888; mem. Kan. 
Legislature, 1895; pres. Farmers and 
Merchants Bank of Hill City ; presiding 
officer in senate ; elected, Nov., 1904, 
lieut. gov., 2d term. Office : State Cap- 
itol Bldg. 

Harding, Eva, M. D. — Born, Spring- 
field, Ohio, 1857; daughter of Thomas 
and Julia (Smith) H. ; educated, Iowa 
State Univ., partial course, and Hahne- 
mann Med. Coll., M. D., '82; has been 



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practicing medicine since 1882; to Kan- 
sas, 1882; to Topeka, 1892; pres., To- 
peka Homeo. Med. Soc, since Oct., 
1903. Res. and office : 704 Kan. Ave. 

Hargreaves, Richard. — Born, Man- 
chester, England, 1835 ; married Sarah 
Capsey, Wellington, county of Salop, 
England, 1870; to Am., 1883 ; to Topeka, 
1886; inspector of city excavations un- 
der Mayor Cofran ; has been a dealer in 
coal since about 1896; also in grocery 
business part of the time; Hargreaves 
Coal & Brick Co. Office : 115 E. 8th. 

Harris, E. P.— Born, Hudson, N. H., 
June II, 1834; son of Albert and Sarah 
(Wellman) H. ; married Sarah F. 
Davidson, i860; to Lawrence, Kan., 
1856; printer for P. B. Plumb, foreman 
Herald of Freedom ; foreman Republi- 
can, Tribune, and Journal, papers of 
Lawrence; 1861-64, foreman News, Em- 
poria; foreman for State Printer G. W. 
Martin, 8 years, T. D. Thacher, 6 years, 
and C. C. Baker, 4 years ; foreman com- 
posing dept.. Crane & Co., since 1891. 
Office: 110-112 E. 8th. 

Harrison, Thomas W. — Born, Wau- 
kesha Co., Wis., March 7, 1842; son of 
William and Amanda (Markel) H. ; 
graduated, law dept. Univ. of Mich., LL. 
B., '69; married Annie W. Blair, 1871 ; 
enlisted in loth Wis. vol. inf., 1861 ; 
served in many famous battles ; was pris- 
oner in Libby, Pemberton, Danville, and 
Columbia prisons ; breveted It. col., Aug.. 
1865; mem. Iowa Legislature, 1884-85; 
to Topeka, 1887; mayor of Topeka, 
1893-95 ; has been a contributor to agrl. 
papers for over 30 years ; v. pres. Sons 
of Am. Rev. ; atty. at law. Office : 
Stormont Bldg. 

Harrison, W. H., M. D.— Born, 
Lettsville, Iowa, May 28, 1864; son of 
L. U. and Phoebe (Furnas) H. ; grad- 
uated, Kan. State Normal, '83, and Univ. 



Med. Coll., K. C, Mo., M. D., '97; to 
Mound City, Kan., 1869; taught school, 
Greeley, Kan., 2 years ; in gen. mercan- 
tile and lumber business up to 1892; 
practiced at Scranton, Kan., 1897-98, 
and Solomon, up to Dec. i, 1902; has 
been in practice, Topeka, since Dec, 
1902; mem. Golden Belt Med. Soc. Of- 
fice : 334 Kan. Ave. 

Harshbarger, Wm. A. — Prof, of 
mathematics, Washburn Coll. ; born, 
Sept. I, 1862, Brandonville, Va. ; son 
of Abner G. and Eleanor J. (Guthrie) 
H.; student in Univ. W. Va., 1881-82; 
student, Oberlin Coll., 1883-84; gradu- 
ated, Washburn Coll., B. S., '93; mar- 
ried Lucy Piatt, Franklin, Neb., June, 
1888; prof, of mathematics and natural 
science, Franklin Acad., 1884 to 1890; 
instructor in mathematics, Washburn, 
1898 — ; mem. of the Kansas Academy 
of Science. Res. : 1342 Mulvane. 

Hartley, John. — Foreman, paint 
shop, Topeka, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co.; 
born, Melford, N. J., Nov. 2, 1861 ; re- 
ceived common and high school educa- 
tion; married Agnes Hagan, Topeka, 
1893 ; painter's apprentice, Lehigh Val- 
ley R. R., 4 years; engine painter fore- 
man, same railroad, i year; with Chi- 
cago & Northwestern R. R., 3 years ; to 
Topeka, 1887; head painter, Arkansas 
City, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., about i year ; 
asst. foreman, paint shop, Topeka, 
1890; since 1891, has been foreman. 
Res.: 307 W. 13th. 

Harts, Geo. W.— Pastor, "B" Baptist 
church; born, Chicot Co., Ark., May 31, 
1868; son of Alfred D. and Kissiah 
(Grant) H. ; graduated, Hobson Normal 
Institute, Parsons, Kan., '93; married 
Cyntha May Papeter, Baxter Springs, 
Kan., Dec. 20, 1893 ; held pastorates. 
Parsons, Vinita, Ind. Ty., and Joplin, 
Mo.; since Feb., 1904, pastor "B" 



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church, and editor and publisher Kansas 
Baptist Watchman. Res. : 848 Clay. 

Harvey, A. M. — Born, Madison Co., 
Ky., Nov. 24, 1867; son of James and 
Rebecca (Sparks) H. ; married Isabelle 
Cone, Topeka, Dec. 16, 1896; to Shaw- 
nee Co., Kan., 1877; taught school 5 
years, Shawnee Co. ; admitted to bar, 
May 18, 1893 ; was lieut. governor un- 
der Gov. Leedy; has been practicing in 
Topeka since 1891. Office: Columbian 
Bldg. 

Harvey, W. W.— Born, Madison Co., 
Ky., Nov. 21, 1869; son of James and 
Rebecca (Sparks) H. ; educated, Strick- 
ler's Business Coll., and Kan, State 
Normal; married Mamie Conley, Ross- 
ville, Kan., Sept. 5, 1894; taught school, 
8 years; supt. city schools, Ellsworth, 
Kan., 2 years; has been practicing law, 
Topeka, since 1898; to Kansas, 1877. 
Office : Security Bldg. 

Hawley, C. E. — Born, Saratoga Co., 
N. Y., July 3, 1850; son of Isaac H. 
and Jane (Travis) H. ; had a good gen- 
tral education ; married Ella Merrill, 
Rock Island, 111. ; clerk in general store 
and post office, 2 years, Halfmoon, N. 
Y. ; clerk, general store, Waterford, N. 
Y., 5 years; bookkeeper, i year, for 
manufacturing co., Geneseo, 111. ; book- 
keeper and teller, ist Nat. Bank, Rock 
Island, 111., 8 years; clerk in treasury 
office, Santa Fe Rwy., Topeka, 8 years; 
cashier of 1st Nat. Bank since April, 
1901. Office: 7th and Kan. Ave. 

Hayden, Francis M. — Rector Church 
of the Assumption (Catholic) ; born, 
Roscommon Co., Roscommon, Ireland, 
Nov. 3, 1852; graduated with high hon- 
ors from Seminary of St. Vincent, La- 
trobe. Pa. ; to Am. at age of 16; ordained 
priest at St. Michael's Sem., Pittsburg, 
Pa., May 17, 1875; established St. 
Bridget's Parish, K. C, Kan., 1880, and 



was with it 7 years ; to the Deanery, To- 
peka, 1887; his Sacredotal Silver Jubilee 
occurred May 17, 1900. Res. : 206 W. 
8th. 

Hayden, Richard F.— Born, Wet- 
more, Kan., June 24, 1872; son of Pat-_ 
rick and Bridget (Cavinoe) H. ; educat- 
ed, Campbell Univ., and law dept., Univ. 
of Kan., '98; farmed, 26 years; U. S. 
commr., 3 years ; practiced law, Topeka, 
4I/2 years; re-elected probate judge, 
Shawnee Co., Nov., 1904; 2d v. pres. 
Coughlin Hardware Co. ; to Topeka, 
1898. Office : Court House. 

Hayes, A. A. — Chief claim clerk, 
freight auditor's dept., Santa Fe Rwy. ; 
bom, Sardinia, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1870; son 
of H. R. and Jennie (Harvey) H. ; mar- 
ried Ida Mayberry, Topeka, Oct. 16, 
1895 ; educated in common schools and 
Pond's Business Coll. ; clerk construction 
dept., 1887-89; clerk to auditor of pas- 
senger receipts, 1889 to 1892; clerk, 
freight auditor's dept., 1893 to 1902; 
asst. chief claim clerk, 1902 ; chief claim 
clerk, since July, 1904; to Topeka, 1874. 
Res. : 1338 Fillmore. 

Hayes, Francis Little. — Pastor First 
Congregational church ; born. New 
Hampton, N. H,, Jan. 5, 1858; son of 
Benjamin F. and Allie (Cary) H. ; ed- 
ucated, Nichols Latin School, 4 years. 
Gymnasium in Halle, Germany, i year. 
Bates Coll., A. B., '80, A. M., '83, Cobb 
Divinity School, '85 ; received D. D., 
Washburn Coll., 1902, and Bates Coll., 
1902; married, June 26, 1884, to Cora 
May Walker, Wash., D. C. ; tutor, i 
year, and 2 years prof. Greek, Hillsdale 
Coll.; gen. sec. Y. M. C. A., Lewiston, 
Me., I year; pastor, Boston First Free 
Baptist church, 1885 to 1890; pastor of 
First Free Baptist, Minneapolis, Minn., 
1890-94; pastor. Congregational church, 
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First Congregational church, Topeka, 
since 1902; regular contributor to Bos- 
ton Morning Star since 1885 ; occasional- 
ly contributes to religious journals; 
mem. Kan. State Historical Soc. Res. : 
429 Harrison. 

Hayes, James. — Born, Ireland, 1847; 
son of John and Mary (McShane) H. ; 
married Margaret Stevenson, Boston, 
Mass., 1874; florist in Boston, 2 years, 
N. Y. state, 10 years, Connecticut, i year, 
and Maryland, 2 years; to Topeka, 
1887; has been in same business here 
ever since. Office : 107 W. 8th. 

Hayes, J. M. — Custodian of the A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy. Co. general office bldg. ; 
born in London, England, Feb. 24, 1863; 
to Am. about 1869; office boy and clerk, 
supt's office, Santa Fe depot, Topeka, 5 
years ; mailing clerk in general offices, 
8 or 10 years; has been custodian since 
about 1894; to Topeka, 1869. Res.: 
1255 Polk. 

Hazen, Z. T.— Born, Ripley Co., 
Ind. ; graduated, Bloomington Law 
School, LL. B., '73 ; practiced, Versailles, 
Ind., 1873-80; to Topeka, 1880; Hazen 
& Isenhart, 1882-93 ; judge 3d judicial 
dist., 1893-1904; Hazen & Gaw, lawyers. 
Office: Crawford Bldg. 

Hazlett, H. H., M. D.— Born, New- 
ark, Ohio ; educated Salina Mil. School, 
and Barnes Med. Coll., St. Louis, M. D., 
'97; recruiting service of regular army, 
1898; has been practicing in Topeka 
since 1897; to Kansas, 1879; to Topeka, 
1889. Office: 613 Kan. Ave. 

Healey, W. J. — Freight auditor, A. 
T, & S. F. Rwy. ; born near Rochester, 
N. Y., Aug. 17, 1849; son of Wm. and 
Jane (Cue) H. ; received common and 
high school education; married Emily 
Doolittle, Moline, 111., 1874; entered rail- 
way service, 1870, bill and ticket clerk, 
C. R. I. & P. Rwy.; 1871-73, relief agt.. 



telegraph operator, and agt., Rockford, 
R. I., & St. Louis Rwy.; 1873-Jan. i, 
1879, successively clerk acct. dept., clerk 
freight and passenger office, and clerk 
gen. mgr's office, same road, and chief 
clerk to division freight and passenger 
agt., Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. 
R., at Rock Island, 111.; Jan. r, 1879- 
June I, 1900, freight acct., Santa Fe 
Rwy. ; freight auditor since June i, 
1900; v. pres. Shawnee Loan Assn. for 
last 12 years; to Topeka, Jan. i, 1879. 
Res.: 1 134 Harrison. 

Heath, Hubert A. — Born, Cerro Gor- 
do, 111., April 28, 1857; son of John and 
Charity B. (Warner) H. ; received par- 
tial course 111. Wesleyan Univ. ; married 
Estelle Read, Bloomington, 111., Dec. 23, 
1886; brought up on farm; special agt., 
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, W. 
of Miss., 1889-93 ; has been sec. Kan. 
Improved Stock Breeders' Assn. since 
1892; pres. Nat. Agrl. Press League 
since Oct. 15, 1902; to Topeka, Sept., 
1881, and has been an agrl. publisher 
ever since; advertising mgr., Kansas 
Farmer; supt. Kan. Live Stock Display, 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. 
Louis, 1904. Office: 116 W. 6th. 

Heatherly, William E., D. D. S.— 
Born, New Haven, Mo., Aug. 18, 1872; 
son of Thomas C. and Sarah (Ogden) 
H.; educated, Mo. Dental Coll., D. D. 
S., '96; married Daisy Saunders, Okla- 
homa City, June 27, 1899; has practiced 
in St. Louis, Oklahoma, and Cherryvale, 
Kan. ; has been in practice here with 
Chas. Lyons since 1899. Office: 511 
Kan. Ave. 

Henderson, M. D. — Born, Perry Co., 
Ohio, Dec. 22, 1858; son of James W. 
and Rebecca (Stone) H. ; educated, Den- 
nison Univ., Granville, Ohio, several 
years; married Dora Lower, Newark, 
Ohio, 1880; to Topeka, first time, April 



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3, 1878; second time, Nov. 12, 1880; 
gen. sales agt., Topeka Mfg. Co., i year ; 
proprietor Capital City Printing Co., 2 
years ; traveling salesman for George W. 
Crane, 1884-92; sec. state bd. of rail- 
road commrs., 1892-94; has been in real 
estate, insurance, and loan business 
since 1895. Office: 609 Kan. Ave. 

Henry, Francis. — Pastor St. Joseph's 
German Catholic church; born, Louis- 
ville, Ky., Dec. 3, 1863; son of Peter 
and Mary (Brown) H. ; graduated, St. 
IMeinrad Coll. and Sem. ; to Council 
Grove, Kan., 1886; pastor St. Rose's 
church to 1887; to Topeka, Feb. 6, 1887; 
pastor St. Joseph's German Catholic 
church here ever since; present church 
was built during 1899, 1900, and 1901 ; 
director, St. Joseph's German Catholic 
School since 1887. Res. : 228 Harrison. 

Henry, J. N. — Born, Amsterdam, N. 
Y., June 8, 1850; son of David L. and 
Leona (Kelsey) H. ; received common 
school and business college education; 
married Elizabeth Stewart, 1873 ; to To- 
peka, 1880; a carpenter, 1881-82; on po- 
lice force, 1883; has been a dealer in 
hardware since 1883. Store : 817 N. 
Kan. Ave. 

Henry, Maxwell B. — Born, Sidney, 
Ohio, March 15, 1846; son of David and 
Margaret M. ; educated, Ohio Western 
Wesleyan Univ., A. B., '70, A. M., '73; 
married Narcissa Ann Wesson, Spring- 
field, Mo., April 20, 1871 ; practiced 
law, 1875-92; to Topeka, 1882; has been 
tracing lineage in various part of U. S. 
since 1892; again to Topeka, 1903. Res. : 
1253 Polk. 

Henshaw, C. C. — Chief revising 
clerk, freight auditor's dept., A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy. ; born, Baltimore, Md., Aug. 
18, 1857; son of John G. and Eliza 
(Clarke) H. ; received common school 
and several years high school education ; 



married Margaret Abell, Baltimore, Oct., 
1881 ; grocery business, 1875-77; clerk, 
freight dept., B. & O. R. R., 4 years; 
trace and claim agt., Clyde Line Steam- 
ers, 1881-85; clerk, freight auditor's 
dept., B. & O. R. R., 1885-90; revising 
clerk, freight auditor's dept., A. T. & 
S. F. Rwy., 1890; chief revising clerk 
since 1891. Res.: 508 Tyler. 

Herenius, A. M. L. — Pastor Swedish 
Lutheran church ; bom, Sweden, May 
2, 1858; son of Erick and Bertha H. ; 
graduated, Augustana Coll., Rock Island, 
111. ; married Louise Ludwick, July 3, 
1889; ordained to ministry, 1889; pastor 
in California, ii years; to Topeka from 
Calif., 1900; pastor Swedish Lutheran 
church ever since ; contributor to Au- 
gustana Journal, and Tidskrift. Res. : 
516 W. 4th. 

\ Hickey, James A. — Old settler ; born, 
Ireland, Oct. 28, 1833 ; son of Owen and 
Helen H. ; married Ophelia S. Deming, 
Spencer Co., Ky., Sept. 20, 1870; to Am., 
about 1841 ; to Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 23, 
1854; joined a party which founded To- 
peka, Dec. 5, 1854; he went to Lawrence 
for more provisions and baggage on the 
morning of the 5th, which accounts for 
his name not being on the list of the 
founders of the city; the Topeka Asso- 
ciation was formed, Dec. 14, 1854; was 
in the free-state struggle; was with Gen. 
Lane at battle of Bull Creek ; was deputy 
sheriff, Shawnee Co., for 19 years; pres. 
Shawnee Co. Old Settlers' Assn., 1904; 
now treas. ; lives on a lo-acre fruit farm, 
23d and Quincy St. 

Hill, C. M.— Born, Carlton, 111., Oct. 
27, 1867; son of Samuel and Mary 
(Hutchins) H. ; received common and 
high school education ; married Mabel 
Foote, Dec. 24, 1891 ; to Topeka, 1882 ; 
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ber of years; painter, paper hanger, and 
decorator. Store: 121-23 W. 7th. 

Hixon, Chas. W. — Born, March 7, 
1861, Owen Co., Ind. ; son of Samuel 
and Susan (McDougle) H. ; mother 2d 
cousin to Abraham Lincoln ; clerk in 
drug store, Holton, Kan., 3 years ; at- 
tendant, State Insane Asylum, 1Y2 
years; conductor, Topeka Railway Co., 
1890, 6 months; night receiving clerk, 
3V2 years ; has been asst. supt. since 
1894; to Holton, Kan., Dec, 1881 ; to 
Topeka, 1888; married Eva Beatty, April 
2, 1890, Garnett, Kan. Office: 12th and 
Jackson. 

Hoch, E. W. — Governor of Kan. ; 
born, Danville, Ky., March 17, 1849; 
son of E. C. and Elizabeth (Stout) H. ; 
educated, common schools, and partial 
college course; married S. L. Dickerson, 
Marion, Kan., May 23, 1876 ; to Kansas, 
April, 1872 ; owner and editor Marion 
Record for last 30 years ; elected gov- 
ernor, Nov., 1904. Office : State Capitol. 

Hoenshel, Eli J. — Born, Westmore- 
land Co., Pa., Oct. 24, 1846; son of 
George and Mary (Smutz) H, ; grad- 
uated, 111. Wesleyan Univ., 1877; mar- 
ried, first, to Abbie Moss, Birmingham, 
Iowa, March 27, 1872; second, to Lola 
Sarchet, Charleston, 111., May 19, 1901 ; 
has been engaged in teaching since 1865. 
Author: English Grammar, 1895; Com- 
plete Grammar, 1897; Elementary Gram- 
mar, 1898; Advanced Grammar, 1899; 
Normal Note Reader, 1901 ; Essentials 
of Orthography and Orthoepy, 1903 ; 
Graded Note Reader, 1904. Address : 
114 E. 8th. 

Hogan, M. — Born in Ireland, 1852 ; 
son of James and Bridget H. ; educated 
in common schools and high school ; to 
Am. in 1877; married, Chicago, 1877, to 
Sarah Maloney ; worked in general of- 
fices of the C. B. & Q. R. R., 2 years. 



and general offices, Santa Fe Rwy. Co., 
for 914 years ; started in undertaking 
business, 1888, Topeka, and has been in 
it here ever since; to Topeka, 1878. Es- 
tablishment: 314 Kan. Ave. 

Hogeboom, H. B., M. D.— Born, Os- 
kaloosa, Kan., Aug. 12, 1873; son of G. 
W. and Sophia (Buckmaster) H. ; edu- 
cated, Topeka High School, Univ. of 
Kansas., dept. of pharmacy, '94, and 
Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, M. D., '96; 
married, Lena Shelden, Topeka, Dec. 20, 
1899; city phys., 1901 ; co. coroner, 5 
years; mem. staff of Stormont Hosp. ; 
ex-surg., K. N. G. ; to Topeka, 1879; 
mem. Kan. Med. Soc, and Shawnee Co. 
Med. Soc. Office: 513 Kan. Ave. 

Holcomb, O. A.— Born, 111., 1855; 
married Ellen Fowkes, Topeka, 1879 ; to 
Topeka, 1870; teacher in public schools 
of Topeka; principal of Lincoln and 
Jackson schools, Topeka; started in the 
foundry business 18 years ago, and has 
been in it ever since ; Millice & Holcomb, 
proprietors, Topeka Foundry. Office: 
318 Jackson. 

Holland, J. C— Born, Lima, Ohio, 
April 2, 1853; son of B. A. and Lydia 
(Osborn) H. ; educated, Northwestern 
Ohio Normal Univ., special work, 2 
years, and Cornell College, 2 years' 
special work; held chair architec- 
ture, Northwestern O. N. Univ., 1883- 
84 ; at carpentry trade, J. M. McKinney, 
contractor, Lima, Ohio, 3 years ; worked 
for M. Rumbaugh, architect, Toledo, i 
year; contractor, Ada, Ohio, 1877-81; 
Hopkins & Holland, architects, Topeka, 
1885-89; alone, then, till 1903; Holland 
& Squires, since; both state and state 
house architect, 1895-97; special archi- 
tect, Santa Fe Rwy. Co., 1897-98; has 
been architect for many Kansas court 
houses; architect, city auditorium, Ma- 
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training school, county jail and court 
house, etc., Topeka; married Lizzie Ba- 
ker, Sept. 14, 1882. Office: 734 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Holliday, Charles King. — Born, 
Meadville, Pa., Feb. 12, 1859; son of Cy- 
rus Kurtz and Mary (Jones) H. ; educat- 
ed, Washburn Coll., A. B., '82, Yale, B. L., 
'85, and Univ. of Kan., B. L., '95 ; mar- 
ried Jeannette Hamilton, Sacramento, 
Calif., Dec. 12, 1888; editor and proprie- 
tor, Kansas Daily Democrat, 1886- 1903; 
charge d'affaires of U. S. to Venezuela, 
1888-90; World's Fair Commissioner, 
1890-94; police commr,, Topeka, 1895- 
96; pres. Excelsior Coke & Gas Co. 
since 1900; councilman, 2d ward; v. 
pres, Taylor Grain Co.; pres. Commer- 
cial Club since Jan. 11, 1905; to Topeka, 
1859. Office: 435 Kan. Ave. 

Holman, M. C— Born, Bristol, N. H., 
May 5, 1852; son of Rev. C. and Lucy 
(Underwood) H. ; graduated. Confer- 
ence Coll., '68; married Emma Wright, 
Blue Rapids, 1878; to Williamsburg, 
Kan., 1869; gen. mdse. business there; 
Junction City, 1871-75, bookkeeper, N. 
S. Gilbert & Co.; furniture store. Blue 
Rapids, 7 years; to Topeka, 1882; furni- 
ture and carpet store. North Topeka, for 
a number of years ; ex-councilman ; pres. 
Western Woolen Mill Co. Office : Laur- 
ent and Madison, N. Topeka. 

Holmes, Wm. H. — Born, London- 
derry, N. H., April 16, i860; son of 
Moses and Harriet A. (Coffin) H. ; 
graduated, Wilton Acad., '76; married 
Celia E. Farnum, Minneapolis, Minn., 
Jan. 20, 1886; in Y. M. C. A. work, 
Minneapolis, Duluth, and Topeka, 1884- 
92; admitted to bar, 1900, and is now 
practicing law. Office: 534 Kan. Ave. 

Home, J. Alvin, M. D.— Born, Can- 
ada, April 4, 1867; married daughter of 
Capt. A. D. Harvey, of Indianapolis, 



Ind., 1897; educated, special work, 
Univ. of 111. ; graduate, Chicago School 
of Psychology, and did special work in 
electricity, chronic, and nervous dis- 
eases ; practiced, Chicago, 7 years ; to To- 
peka, March, 1904. Office: 106 W. 8th. 

Horton, Mrs. A. H. — President City 
Federation of Clubs ; born, Sharon, N. 
H., Nov. 16, 1841 ; daughter of Harvey 
and Adeline (Haywood) Sawyer; edu- 
cated in a seminary, N. H. ; married, 
March 14, 1865, to Addison P. Jeffrie, 
who died Feb. 23, 1883 ; married Albert 
H. Horton, Nov. 16, 1886; Mr. Horton 
came to Kansas, i860, was at one time 
chief justice of the supreme court of 
Kansas, and died Sept. 2, 1902; Mrs. H. 
helped to organize Ingleside ; is a charter 
mem. of Y. W. C. A., and of the Daugh- 
ters of the Am. Revolution ; pres. of City 
Federation of Clubs for last 2 years; to 
Topeka, 1873. Res. : 921 Monroe. 

Hossfeld, George V. — Born, Ger- 
many, Dec. 30, 1854; son of Andrew and 
Katherine H. ; received common and 
high school education ; married Emily 
Karle, St. Louis, Mo., 1882; to Topeka, 
1880; has been in trunk business here 
ever since; proprietor Topeka Trunk 
Manufactory, 510 Kan. Ave. 

Howard, G. B., Rev. — Born, Monroe 
Co., Ind., Jan. 15, 1837; son of John 
and Alary (Sutphin) H. ; married, Oct. 
9, 1856, Mary M. Evans, who died 
March 14, 1904; farmer until 40 years 
old; has been in evangelistic work ever 
since in M. E., Free Methodist, and 
Wesleyan churches; elder. Free Meth- 
odist church, 10 years; pres. Kan. Wes- 
leyan Conference, about 8 years; 1903- 
04, pastor Second Wesleyan church, To- 
peka; now in evangelistic work. Auth- 
or: Twenty Years of Revival Effort. 
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Howard, H. B. — Born, Fairfield, 
Iowa, Nov. 28, 1870; son of J. W. and 
Hattie (Vandegriff) H. ; received com- 
mon school and i year high school edu- 
cation ; married Meade McMahan, To- 
peka, 1896; to Kansas, 1887; to Topeka, 
1891 ; machinist, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. 
shops, 2 years; established Golden Rule 
Machine Works, 1893, and is still pro- 
prietor of it; handles, also, athletic 
goods ; V. pres. State Christian Endeavor 
Soc. ; V. pres. Topeka C. E. Soc, and 
pres. Congregational C. E. Soc. Store : 
503 Kan. Ave. 

Howe, J. Z. — Born, Ashtabula Co., 
Ohio, June 11, 1848; son of Orson and 
Belinda (Button) H. ; married, March 
22, 1873, to Mary Ayres, who died Jan., 
1894, Osage Co. ; to Topeka, June 25, 
1869; owned a farm until 1896; was the 
first one to introduce Queen's Golden 
pop-corn in Kansas ; had it on exhibition 
at World's Fair, 1893 ; proprietor, Peo- 
ples' Employment Office, 4 years ; has 
been with Benedict & Co., real estate 
agents, over 3 years. Office : 601 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Howe, Samuel T. — Born, Savannah, 
N. Y., July 23, 1848; son of David and 
Hannah (Thorp) H. ; received common 
school and i year high school educa- 
tion; married Clara B. Frazer, Marion, 
Kan., Dec. 25, 1876; soldier, Civil War, 
Jan. to Oct., 1865 ; learned carpentry 
trade, and followed occupation from 
coming to Kansas, Dec, 1868, to Jan., 
1871 ; sheriff, Marion Co., 1871, and re- 
elected, 1873; clerk of dist. court, 3 
terms ; elected treas. Marion Co., 2 terms, 
but resigned during second term ; state 
treas., 1883-86; to Topeka, 1887; first, 
in banking business, then, real estate and 
collection business ; mem. state bd. of 
railroad commrs., 1895-97; has been 
treas. Foster Humane Soc. since organi- 



zation ; serving second term, councilman, 
5th ward ; now mgr. Bell Telephone Co. ; 
wrote paper. Taxation and Assessment, 
read before Kan. State Bd. of Agrl., 
1895 ; contributor. Government Owner- 
ship Not Sound Policy, Railway Age, 
Feb. I, 1901, and author of various other 
articles on economic subjects. Office: 
211 W. 6th. 

Hubbard, C. E.— Born, Mass., 1854; 
to Dixon, 111., when a boy, and attended 
public schools there; to Topeka, 1880; 
engaged in farming; established in seed 
business, 1888, and has been engaged in 
it ever since ; married Effie Snodgrass, 
1885. Store: 520 Kan. Ave. 

Hudson, J. K. — Born, CarroUton, 
Ohio, May 4, 1840; son of John and 
Rebecca (Rothacker) H. ; married Mary 
W. Smith, Wyandotte, Kan., April 5, 
1863; Mrs. Hudson has done much liter- 
ary work, and writes for Modern Mex- 
ico, and the Topeka Daily Herald; 
served from private to major, in Mo., 
Ark., Indian Ty., La., and Texas, Civil 
War ; farmer and stock raiser, Wyan- 
dotte Co., 1865-73 ; regent State Agrl. 
Coll.; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1871 ; ed- 
itor Kansas Farmer, 1873 ; founder and 
for many years editor and proprietor, To- 
peka Daily Capital; state printer, 1895- 
97 ; apptd. brig. gen. U. S. vols.. May 
2y, 1898, for war with Spain; has been 
editor Topeka Daily Herald since July i, 
1901. Office: 816 Kan. Ave. 

Hughes, Emery Walter. — Born, New 
Albany, Ind., Dec. 9, 1863 ; son of Wm. 
and Laura (Blaylock) H. ; married Rose 
Coble, Oct. I, 1885; has been in furni- 
ture business in Topeka for last 18 
years; to Kansas, 1879; to Topeka, 1886. 
Store: 419-21 Kan. Ave. 

Hughes, J. W. F. — Born, Columbia, 
Tenn., Jan. 12, i860; son of Judge A. 
M. and M. B. (Neill) H. ; educated, 



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Univ. of Tenn., B. S., and B. C. E. ; 
married Mary A. Clark, Oct. 6, 1885, 
Topeka; civil engineer, A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy. Co., 2 years; chief clerk to resi- 
dent engineer, 6 years ; supt. construction 
and roadmaster on a division of Santa 
Fe Rwy., 2 years; agt. Pomeroy Coal 
Co., I year; has been in coal business 
since 1893; commr. Tenn. Centennial, 
1895 ; col. K. N. G., 10 years ; now brig, 
gen. K. N. G. ; mayor, Potwin, 1899- 
1900; mayor, Topeka, 1902; now coun- 
cilman, 6th ward; sec. State Poultry 
Assn. Office : 5th and Adams. 

Hughes, Speed F. — Born near Brook- 
ville, Pa., Feb. 14, 1862; son of Rich- 
ard G. and Catharine (Benn) H. ; ed- 
ucated in public schools of Topeka ; mar- 
ried Zenia Mulvane, Topeka, May, 1892; 
has been with Bank of Topeka, 19 years ; 
now asst. cashier; one of the proprie- 
tors Shawnee Grocery since 1900. Res. : 
1335 Topeka Ave. 

Hulse, Hiram.— Born, Uhrichsville, 
Ohio, Feb. 26, 1846; son of Parry B. 
and Eliza (McMillan) H. ; married 
Martha Holt, June 21, 1877; on farm, 
Henry Co., Iowa, 1855-68; florist and 
nurseryman, Kewanee, 111., 1868-79, 
Chicago, 1879-82, Terre Haute, Ind., 
1882-86; to Topeka, March, 1886; has 
been a florist here ever since. Office: 
120 W. 8th. 

Hungate, Otis E.— Born, Topeka, 
Dec. 8, 1871; son of A. J. and Sarah 
(Ritchie) H.; educated, high school, 
'89, and Univ. of Mich., i year ; married 
Alice Kepley, Bourbon Co., Kan., Dec, 
23, 1896; admitted to bar, 1892; deputy 
city atty., 1893; Hubbard, Harvey & 
Hungate, 1896-1900; Austin & Hungate 
since 1900; apptd. co. atty. May 21, 
1903 ; elected co. atty., Nov., 1904. Of- 
fice: Stormont Bldg. 



Hunt, John L. — Born, Chicago, 111., 
Feb. 22, 1869; son of H. C. and Ann 
(Gleed) H. ; educated. Northwestern 
Univ., college work, 2 years, and LL. 
B., '96; worked in Chicago, 2 years, in 
law office of Peck, Miller & Starr; has 
practiced law in firm of Gleed, Ware 
& Gleed since 1898. Office : 700 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Huntoon, Joel. — Born, Sullivan Co., 
N. H., Oct. 14, 1823; son of Lemuel 
and Sibyl (Palmer) H. ; received an 
academic education; married Ellen S. 
Richardson, Alstead, N. H., May 22, 
1845 ; to Leavenworth, Kan., summer of 
1856; to Topeka, Oct., 1856; preempted, 
Nov., 1856, tract of land from Huntoon 
St., to about 14th, in width, and 14 mile 
in length; built a pile bridge across the 
Kaw, from Kansas Ave., 1857-58; city 
engineer, 1858-61; capt. nth Kan. vols., 
Co. H., 1862; made col. by brevet; 
served throughout the war; receiver of 
U. S. land office, Topeka, 1865-69; was 
chief engineer, Kansas Midland, and 
built road from here to K. C. ; chief en- 
gineer, Santa Fe R. R., and built road 
from here to Burlingame; dir., Sept. 17, 
1860-N0V. 24, 1863; built 100 miles 
Scioto Valley R. R., Ohio, which was 
completed, 1879; Joel Huntoon & Son, 
dry goods dealers, Topeka, 3 years ; civil 
engineer up to recent years. Res.: 119 
Huntoon. 

Hurd, A. A. — Solicitor for Kan., A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy. Co. ; born, Lafayette, 
111., Sept. 27, 1849 ; educated. Northwest- 
ern Univ., Evanston, 111., 3 years, and 
Iowa State Univ., law dept., i year; son 
of Theodore F. and Catherine M. (Dris- 
coll) H. ; married, Dec. 22, 1885, to 
Theo E. Owsley, Erie, Kan. ; to Kan., 
April, 1870; admitted to bar, Junction 
City, May, 1870; practiced law 6 years at 
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atty. of Santa Fe, W. of Hutchinson ; to 
Topeka as atty. for Santa Fy Rwy. Co., 
1879; since 1881, solicitor for Kansas, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Office: 9th and 
Jackson. 

Hurley, J. E. — Gen. supt.. Eastern 
grand division, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, 
Wapello, Iowa, June i, 1861 ; son of Dr. 
John and Jane (Hearne) H. ; became a 
trackman, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; since then 
has been in continuous service with the 
company ; baggageman ; station clerk ; 
operator ; agt. ; chief clerk to gen. supt., 
Topeka; asst. supt., Marceline, and Fort 
Madison; supt., New Mexican & Rio 
Grande division, June 10, 1894- Feb. 21, 
1901 ; acting gen. supt., Santa Fe Pa- 
cific & Southern California R. R., Los 
Angeles ; gen. supt., western grand di- 
vision, Santa Fe, Oct. i, 1901-July 5, 
1902 ; gen. supt., eastern grand divi- 
sion, since July 5, 1902. Res. : 320 
W. 8th. 

Huron, George A. — Born, Hendricks 
Co., Ind., March 29, 1838; son of Ben- 
jamin A. and Katherine (Harding) H. ; 
graduated, Columbian Univ., Washing- 
ton, D. C, A. B., '68 ; married Mary F. 
Freeman, Hendricks Co., July, 1861 ; en- 
Hsted as sergt., Co. I., 7th Ind. vols., 
Aug., 1861 ; quarter master sergt., 1863 ; 
mustered out at Indianapolis, Ind., 1864; 
arrived at Appomattox with first carload 
of sanitary stores, the next day after sur- 
render of Gen. Lee; to Kansas, 1868; 
practiced law, Jefferson Co., 15 years; 
to Topeka, 1883; has been in practice 
here ever since. Office : Room 6 Office 
Block. 

Hyde, Arthur M. — Professor of his- 
tory and economics, W^ashbum Coll. ; 
born. West Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 14, 
1864; son of Henry F. and Ellen (May) 
H. ; educated, Yale Univ., A. B., '89, 
A. M., '94; married Caroline Danforth, 



Squirrel Island, Maine, Sept. 2, 1897; 
principal, Gilford High School, Conn., 
1889-92; teacher. East Denver (Colo.) 
High School, 1892-93; teacher, English, 
De Lancey School, Phila., Pa., 1894-96; 
prof., Washburn, since 1896; mem. Am. 
Hist. Assn. Res.: 1534 Boswell Ave. 

Hypes, N. A. — Born, Hendricks Co., 
Ind.; son of Samuel and Eflfy J. (Page) 
H. ; received high school and college ed- 
ucation, Ind. ; married Anna E. Worner, 
March 18, 1896, Pekin, 111. ; to Coffeyville, 
Kan., April, 1891 ; learned barber trade 
and worked there 2 years; then came to 
Topeka and ran barber shop with brother, 
C. B. Hypes, several years; bought out 
brother's interest in shop, and barber 
supply business, which had been in con- 
nection with it, 1896; has been exclusive- 
ly in barber supply business since then ; 
proprietor. Hypes Barber Supply Co., 
316 Kan. Ave. 

I. 

Ingalls, Helen Ruth. — Professor of 
pianoforte, Washburn Coll. ; graduate of 
New England Conservatory of Music, 
Boston, Mass. ; post graduate work dur- 
ing 1900-01, under Carl Baermann, 
Louis Elson, E. D. Hale, and H. M. 
Dunham ; teacher of pianoforte at Wash- 
burn since 1890. Res. : Hartford Cot- 
tage, Washburn College. 

Ingham, John Edward, Rev. — Born, 
Dec. 5, 1854; Lebanon, N. H. ; son of 
Edward and Merinda (Potter) I.; 
graduated, Dartmouth Coll., A. B., 'yy; 
married Anna Banker, July 3, 1883, St. 
Paul, Minn. ; receiver for a bankrupt 
hotel, 1877; supt. of a sash, door and 
lumber factory to 1886; in commercial 
business to 1892; ordained a minister, 
1896; has had pastorates, Clear Lake, 
Wis., ]\Iazeppa, Minn., and Sherburn, 
Minn. ; supt. Congl. S. S. and Publishing 



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Soc, in Kansas, since 1902; to Topeka, 
1902; mem. Religious Education Assn. 
Res. : 1601 Boswell Ave. 

Irelan, William, Rev.— Born, Cedar- 
ville, Green Co., Ohio, July 25, 1837; 
son of James and Eliza (Miller) I.; ed- 
ucated, Butler Coll., Indianapolis, Ind., 
A. B., 'y2, A. M., '75; married C. E. 
Buesing, Bumettsville, White Co., Ind., 
Oct. 15, 1864; served in the 17th Ind. 
vol. regt.. Civil War; wounded at Mis- 
sionary Rirdge, Nov., 1863; principal 
public schools, Monticello, Ind., 1866-67; 
pastor, Christian church, Bumettsville, 
1867-70; CO. examiner, schools of White 
Co., 1866-69; CO. supt., 1875-77; pastor. 
East Fairfield, Ohio, 1870-71 ; pres. 
Northern Christian Institute, Miss., 
1880-81; pastor, Wolcott, Ind., 1881-83; 
pastor, Bumettsville, 1883-85; pastor, 
Lawrence, Kan., 1885-89; pastor. Eureka 
Springs, Ark., 1889-91 ; pastor, N. To- 
peka, 1891-93 ; since 1893 has had no 
regular pastorate, but has preached in 
villages surrounding Topeka. Res. : 
1424 Lincoln. 

Isaacson, John. — Foreman, planing 
mill, Santa Fe shops ; born, Grefve, 
Sweden, March 2, 1859; son of Isaac 
and Hanna (Holmstrom) I. ; received 
common school and academic education; 
married, 1880, Sweden, to Hanna John- 
son; learned mill-wright's trade in 
Sweden, and worked 4 years at it there ; 
to Am., 1879; to Kansas, 1880; to To- 
peka, 1881 ; helper in planing mill, Santa 
Fe shops, Aug., 1881-82; wood worker, 
8 years; foreman, since Oct. 15, 1890. 
Res.: 157 Grattan. 

Iserman, Joseph C, M. D. — Born, N. 
Y. City, 1844; son of Henry and Sophia 
(Ostrander) I.; educated, high school 
and Coll. of Med., N. Y. City ; to Kansas, 
1862; carrier, dispatches (in secret 
service), and enlisted, Kan. State Militia, 



during time of Civil War; to Topeka, 
1889; has been practicing here since 
1889. Office: no E. 6th. 

Ives, H. M. — Born, Lee Co., Iowa, 
1856; son of Nelson M. and Emily F. 
(Davis) I.; educated, Iowa State Agrl. 
Coll. ; married Agnes M. Toal, Topeka, 
1882; to Topeka, 1881 ; printer. Res.: 
1349 Fillmore. 

J. 

Jackson, W. E., M. D.— Born, Oct. 
17, 1866, Battesville, Miss.; son of 
James and Betty (Hale) J.; educated, 
Roger Williams Univ. (Tenn.), B. S., 
'97, and Howard Univ., Washington, D. 
C, M. D., '97 ; I year, resident physician, 
Freeman's Hospital ; in 1898, began 
practice here; mem. Shawnee Co. Med. 
Soc. ; Nat. Med. dir. Knights and Ladies 
of the Orient. Office: 404 Kan. Ave. 

Jacobs, J. W. — Pastor Lane chapel, 
A. M. E. ; bom, Richmond, Mo., 1867 
son of Harrison and Mary (Price) J. 
married A. McGee, Richmond, 1884 
pastor, Kingston, Mo., 1898, Parkville, 
1 899- 1 900, and Kansas City, 1901-03; to 
Topeka, Oct. 17, 1904. Res. : 1330 Van 
Buren. 

Jamison, W. I. — Born, Nashville, 
Tenn., April, 1857; educated. Central 
Tenn. Coll., Nashville, scientific and 
legal courses ; read law under Horace H. 
Harrison ; taught school in Tennessee 
and Kansas, 10 years; to Kansas, 1879; 
elected justice of the peace, 1882; went 
into real estate and loan business, 1884; 
re-elected justice of the peace, 1886 to 
1890; admitted to bar, 1891, and has 
been practicing law in Topeka ever since ; 
been asst. co. atty. since 1900; married 
Lulu M. Hine, 1884. Office: Shawnee 
Co. Court House. 

Jarrell, J. F. — Born, Atchison Co., 
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and Annie (Fletcher) J.; married Myra 
Williams, April 24, 1895, Topeka; 
worked on Atchison Patriot, 2 years, 
Atchison Champion, i year, and on 
Atchison Globe, i year ; Topeka cor- 
respondent K. C. Times, 5 years ; on To- 
peka Capital, 3 years, and Topeka 
Herald, i year; in 1903, became city 
editor of Topeka Daily Capital ; to To- 
peka, 1893. Res.: 1 177 Fillmore. 

Jenkins, W. H. — Born, Princeton, 
HI., Aug. 5, 1849; son of W. H. and 
Annie (Charlton) J.; nearly completed 
course, Kan. State Agrl. Coll. ; married 
Isabel Van Houten, Sept., 1870, Topeka; 
to Kansas, 1868, Lawrence; to Topeka, 
1869; clerk, Kansas Loan & Trust Co., 
6 years; has been in abstract business 
ever since ; has been a notary public for 
over 30 years ; does also a loan and real 
estate business. Office : 108 W. 5th. 

Jennings, T. B. — Born, Flemmings 
Co., Ky., Sept. 16, 1848; son of C. P. 
and G. G. (Burnet) J.; educated, Hobart 
Coll., Univ. of Mo., '71, and Meteorolog- 
ical School, Fort Whipple, Vt. ; married 
Lida V. Hacker, Indiana, 1872; weather 
bureau work, Washington, D. C, 7 years, 
Springfield, 111., Toledo, Ohio, and Chi- 
cago, 111. ; has been in Topeka since 
1886; dir. U. S. Weather Bureau. Of- 
fice : Columbian Bldg. 

Jensen, W. F. — Born, Osterlinnet, 
Germ.any, Nov. 28, 1871 ; son of Jacob 
and Maria Helena (Wieland) J.; re- 
ceived private education, attended Skibe- 
lund Manual Training and High School, 
4 years, and Ourupgard Agrl. Coll. and 
Farm, 2 years ; married Matilda Rachel 
Brandt, daughter of one of the earliest 
settlers in Junction City, Kan., June 24, 
1901 ; to Am., 1 891 ; worked for a whole- 
sale commission house, Denver, Colo., 
May, 1891-March, 1893; in charge of a 
creamery, Superior, Neb., to Nov. i, 



1894; operated a number of plants un- 
der firm name, Jensen Creamery Co., Be- 
loit, Kan., 1894-1900; upon its consoH- 
dation with Kansas Creamery Co., of 
Topeka, March i, 1900, came to Topeka; 
gen. mgr., sec, and treas., Continental 
Creamery Co. Res. : 314 Woodlawn. 

Jetmore, A. B. — Born, Delaware Co., 
Ind., May 25, 1839; son of John and 
Mary (Branon) J.; married Maria 
Peterson, April 26, i860; taught school, 
6 years ; read law 3 years under Judge 
Thomas Sample, Muncie City, Ind. ; 
practiced, ii years, Hartford City, Ind., 
and 7 years, Warrensburg, Mo. ; was 
school examiner, Blackford Co., Ind. ; 
elector-at-large, 1872; to Topeka, April, 
1878; has been in practice here ever 
since ; occasionally contributes to legal 
journals. Office : Stormont Bldg. 

Johnson, Samuel Alton, M. D. — 
Born, May 3, 1859, Clarksburg, Ohio; 
son of Wm. and Margaret (McClintock) 
J. ; educated, Xenia Coll., and Kan. Med. 
Coll., M. D., '97; married Inez Yates 
Graff, April 27, 1904, Topeka; teacher 
in public schools, Ohio, 5 years ; teacher, 
Shawnee Co., Kan., 13 years ; was pro- 
fessor, osteology, and demonstrator, 
anatomy, 7 years, Kan. Med. Coll.; has 
been practicing here for over 7 years. 
Office: 330 Kan. Ave. 

Johnson, W. L. A. — State labor com- 
missioner; bom, Leavenworth, Kan., 
Jan. 19, 1863 ; son of William and Eliza- 
beth (Yingling) J.; married, 1888, to 
Mary Ellen Morrison ; received common, 
high school, and business college educa- 
tion ; boiler maker by trade; 1884, mem. 
Knights of Labor; 1891, organized first 
dist. board and system grievance com- 
mittee of Federated Metal Trades, on 
Santa Fe Rwy. ; grand v. pres., Nat. 
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, 1892; 
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Johnston, Wm. Agnew.— Born, Ox- 
ford, Ontario, Canada, July 24, 1848; 
son of Matthew and Jane (Agnew) J. ; 
educated in common schools and acad. ; 
to U. S. at age of 16; to Minneapolis, 
Kan., 1872; engaged in law practice, 
1872 to 1880; atty. gen., Kansas, 1881-4; 
mem. House of Representatives, 1876; 
state senator, 1876 to 1880; asst. U. S. 
dist. atty., 1880; justice of the Kansas 
supreme court, 1 884-1 903 ; chief justice, 
since Jan, 10, 1903; married Lucy 
Brown, Camden, Ohio, 1875; Mrs. 
Johnston was mem. bd. of education, 
Minneapolis, Kan., 3 terms; was mem. 
Ottawa Co. Teachers' Examining Bd., 6 
years; pres. Kan. State Federation of 
Clubs, 1901-02; originator of traveling 
library movement in Kansas, May, 1897 ; 
mem. Kan. Traveling Library Commis- 
sion. Res. : W. 6th and Lindenwood. 

Jones, Charles W. — Superintendent, 
R. L Rwy. ; born, Milton, Ind., Nov. 6, 
1858; son of Wm. S. and Emily E. 
(WalHs) J.; educated, Mitchell Sem., 
Mitchellville, Iowa; married Barbara 
Stoll, Mitchellville, June 21, 1882; has 
been working for the Rock Island Rwy. 
since 1875 ; station agt's helper, tele- 
graph operator, station agt., train dis- 
patcher, chief train dispatcher, train 
master, asst. supt., and supt., successive- 
ly ; to Kansas, 1895. Res. : 621 Tyler, 

Jones, Geo. H. — Born, Dallas Co., 
Iowa, 1874; son of C. M. and Morada 
(Willis) J.; educated. Highland Park 
Normal Coll., Dexter Normal Coll., and 
Capitol City Commercial Coll. ; married, 
Sept. 18, 1900, to Jennie Holehan; has 
held various positions in U. S. Express 
Co., from helper, driver, on hand clerk, 
to agt., Keokuk, 1901 ; to Topeka, 1902, 
as agt. here. Office : 505 Kan. Ave. 

Jones, Harry. — Born, Ind., Feb. 9, 
1878; son of J. W, and Laura (Bickell) 



J. ; educated, Manhattan Coll., and 
Washburn Coll. ; taught school i year 
1896, went into furniture business with 
father; mem. 20th Kan. vols., i8( 
mem. K. N. G. previous; to Kansas. 
1885 ; to Topeka, 1894. Store: 320 Kan 
Avenue. 

Jones, Jason K. — Born, Strong, 
Maine, April 11, 1849; son of E. G. and 
Sarah (York) J.; received common and 
high school education; married Eustatia 
Bennett, Topeka, Feb., 1884; to Topeka, 
Sept., 1877; owner of a drug store till 
1897 ; pres., A. B. Whiting Paint & Glass 
Co., 1895-96; alone in same business 
since 1897; partner, Keene & Knowlton 
Drug Store, for last 2 years. Store : 
805 Kan. Ave. 

Jones, J. W. — Born, March 31, 1854, 
Ind. ; son of M. M. and Eliza (Dean) 
J. ; married, Dec. 26, 1874, to Laura 
Bickell, Ind. ; ice and livery business in 
Indiana until 1885 ; Logan Co., Kan., for 
10 years ; first co. clerk, Logan Co., 1887- 
88; asst. supt. Reform School, i year; 
1895, Topeka, began furniture business. 
Store: 320 Kan. Ave. 

Jones, L. M. — Asst. supt., telegraph, 
Santa Fe Rwy. Co, ; born, Creighton, 
Mo., Jan. 22, 1870; son of Montgomery 
and Mary (Ferguson) J.; educated in 
public schools; married Bessie Sargent, 
1895, Topeka; telegraph operator and 
agt., K. C, F. S. & M. R. R., 1887-90; 
telegraph operator, Santa Fe, Neosho 
Rapids, and Arkansas City, 1890-91 ; 
clerk, supt. telegraph, 1891-95 ; chief 
clerk, 1895-1902; asst. supt. since Aug. 
15, 1902; to Kansas, 1890; sec. Am. 
Dist. Tel. Co., of Topeka. Res. : 1312 
Harrison. 

Jordan, E. P. — Born, Ashland, 
Mass., Nov. 14, i860; son of Chas. and 
Mary (Donohoe) J. ; clerk in a grocery 
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salesman, part of year 1883 ; clerk for 
the Wabash R. R., 1885 ; worked for the 
U. S. Electric Light Co., Chicago, and 
the Western Electric Construction Co., 
St. Louis ; began as foreman of the Edi- 
son Electric Light Co., Topeka, 1887 ; 
established in electrical business, 1902; 
married Callie Warnick, Bloomfield, Ind., 
Dec. 20, 1888. Office: 118 W. 8th. 

Judd, C.,E., M. D.— Born, White- 
hall, 111., 1875 ; son of J. S. and Melissa 
(McCoulestry) J. ; graduated, Rush Med. 
Coll., M. D., '98 ; did post graduate work 
there also; married, Jan., 1899, to Eliza- 
beth Fulled, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; prof, 
histology and microscopy, and of electro- 
therapeutics, and radio-therapy, Kan. 
Med. Coll. ; mem. staff, Stormont Hosp. ; 
mem. Am. Med. Assn. and Shawnee Co. 
Med. Soc. ; to Topeka, 1898. Office : 618 
Kan. Ave. 

K. 

Kaster, John P. — Chief surgeon, A. 
T. &: S. F. Rwy. ; born, Burlington, Iowa, 
Oct. 7, 1857; son of WiUiam B. and 
Lydia (Penny) K. ; graduated. Rush 
Med. Coll., M. D., '81 ; married Ide Mil- 
ler, Burlington, Iowa, April 30, 1882; 
general practice, Burlington, 1881-87; 
chief surgeon, Atlantic & Pacific R. R., 
1887-97; chief surgeon, A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy., since 1897; to Topeka, 1897; 
prof, railroad surgery, Univ. Med. Coll., 
K. C, Mo., 1897-1904; prof, railroad and 
clinical surgery, Washburn Coll., since 
1904; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Interna- 
tional Assn. of Rwy. Surgs., and Assn. 
of Rwy. Surgs., Santa Fe Rwy. System. 
Res. : 616 Madison. 

Kaye, J. P. de B. — Dean of Grace 
Cathedral ; son of John B. and Mary J. 
(Griffin) K. ; educated, St. Paul's School, 
Troy, N. Y., '76, study of theology, Bex- 
ley Hall, Gambler, Ohio, Kenyon Coll., 



'89, and Phila. Divinity School, '90 ; mar- 
ried Frances Camp Wilson, Ironwood, 
Mich., Sept. 6, 1899; rector, Trinity 
church, Alliance Ohio, 1890-94; rector. 
Church of the Resurrection, Fern Bank, 
Ohio, 1894-1896; rector. Church of the 
Transfiguration, Ironwood, Mich., 1896- 
1901 ; to Topeka, Nov. 28, 1901, since 
which time, dean of Grace Cathedral ; 
pres., standing committee, diocese of 
Kansas, since 1903 ; chaplain and gen. 
mgr. Christ's Hosp., since 1901 ; instruc- 
tor, systematic theology, Kan. Divinity 
School, since 1901. Res.: The Deanery, 
8th and Taylor. 

Keene, O. A. — Born, Strong, Frank- 
lin Co., Maine, Dec. 9, 1870; son of 
George and Mary I. (Jones) K. ; educat- 
ed in the common schools ; clerk in the 
J. K. Jones Drug Store, Topeka, 3 
years; 1894, O. A. Keene, druggist; since 
1902, Keene & Knowlton. Store: 803 
Kan. Ave. 

Keith, H. H., M. D.— Born, Milford, 
111., 1866; graduated. 111. Univ., '%2, 
Louisville School of Pharmacy, Colum- 
bus (Ohio) Med. Coll., M. D., '92, Ends- 
worth Med. Coll., St. Joseph, Mo., 1900; 
to Kansas, 1886; commenced practice in 
Cherokee Co., 1902, as surgeon for the 
M. K. & T. Rwy. coal miners ; post- 
master at Mineral, Kan. ; to Topeka, 
1897 ; established Keith's Hospital (now 
Keith-Rhodes Hospital and Sanitarium), 
Topeka, 1903 ; mem. of Am. Med. Assn., 
and Kan. State Med. Soc. ; elected cor- 
oner of Shawnee Co., Nov. 8, 1904; Hos- 
pital : 6th and Clay. Office: 531 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Keizer, Dell. — Born, Philadelphia, 
Pa., June 14, 1859; son of John L. and 
Eleanor S. (Tarr) K. ; married Mary H. 
Hudson, Dec. 31, 1886, Topeka, Kan.; 
gen. salesman, 11 years, for R. Blanken- 
burg & Co., Phila., Pa.; July i, 1886, 



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started as business mgr. of the Topeka 
Daily Capital and was such 15 years; 
started Topeka Daily Herald, July i, 
1901 ; gen. mgr., Herald Publishing Co. 
Office: 816 Kan. Ave. 

Kelley, Bertram V.— Born, Nov. 12, 
1872, Elwood, Ind. ; son of George W. 
and Mary C. (Barton) K. ; began prin- 
ter's trade, Quincy, Ohio, 1886; to Kan- 
sas, 1887; with Daily News, Hutchinson, 
Kan., 1887; bookkeeper in bank, Spivey, 
Kan., 1888-89; at 17 years of age was 
editor of Index, Spivey, Kan., 1889-91 ; 
associated with father in publishing 
Tribune, Attica, Kan., 1891-95; editor 
and prop.. Bee, Hazelton, Kan., and Bee, 
Norwich, Kan., 1893-94; to Wichita, 
Kan., July, 1895 ; established Grit Print- 
ing Co., 1895, and was mgr. for 5 years ; 
to Topeka, Nov. 6, 1900, and was with 
Daily Capital and Kansas Farmer 19 
months; to K. C, Mo., June 15, 1902, 
and organized the King-Kelley Printing 
Co., and was mgr. till 1903; married, 
Dec. 24, 1902, Topeka, to Agnes Graham, 
daughter of I. D. Graham ; to Cleveland, 
Ohio, 1903; to Topeka, Jan. 17, 1904, 
and established the Topeka Typesetting 
Co., and is now mgr. Office: 116 
W. 6th. 

Kelley, F. G.— Born, Topeka, 111., 
Dec. 17, 1862; son of J. W. and C. C. 
(Benham) K. ; educated, Univ. of Kan., 
in sophomore year; to Council Grove, 
Kan., 1883 ; farmed and raised stock ; to 
Topeka, 1897; gen. mgr., Vinewood 
Park Rwy. Co. ; treas., Topeka Rwy. 
Co., 1902; sec. and treas., Topeka Rwy. 
Co. since 1903. Office: 12th and 
Jackson. 

Kelly, R. B.— Born, Patricksburg, 
Ind., June 19, 1855 ; son of Harrison and 
L. (Bloss) K. ; graduated, Louisville 
Coll. of Pharmacy; married Amanda 
Baker, Spencer, Ind., May 25, 1878; to 



Kansas, 1883; to Topeka, 1892; has been 
a druggist since 1880. Store: 6th and 
Lake. j 

Kelly, Thomas T. — Born, Peoria, j 
111., Dec. 8, 1862; son of William E. '^- 
and Katherine (Dowd) K. ; married 
Katherine Graham, Dec. 29, 1886; to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1870; to Miami Co., 
1884; farmed in summer and taught 
school in winter; 1890-93, co. clerk, Mi- 
ami ; hardware business, 3 years ; 1898, 
apptd. receiver, Nat. Bank of Paola; 
asst. state treas., 1899-1902; state treas. 
ever since. Office: State Capitol. 

Kelsey, S. H. — Born, Rush Co., Ind., 
March 14, 1844; son of Joab and Sarah 
(Broadaway) K. ; prepared to enter 
Univ. of Ind., but Civil War going on, 
enlisted in 84th Ind. vol. inf.; mustered 
out, Nashville, Tenn., July, 1865 ; taught 
school, winter of 1866-67; steward and 
quarter master, Ind. Soldiers' and Sea- 
mans' Home, 1868-69; to Leavenworth, 
Kan., Dec, 1869; in furniture business, 
Atchison, over 23 years ; to Okla., 1893 ; 
apptd. expert acct. to audit books of 
Agrl. Coll. and experiment station; 
apptd. pres. bd. of regents of Agrl. Coll. ; 
to Atchison, 1895 ; has been in fire ins., 
real estate, and loan business for a num- 
ber of years ; has been councilman, mem. 
bd. of education, and 2 terms mayor, 
Atchison; apptd. adj. gen. of Kan., Feb., 
1903 ; married Esther Huron, Ind., Aug., 
1870. Office: State Capitol. 

Kelso, Andrew H. — Pastor, Cum- 
berland Presbyterian church; born, 
Petersburg, Ind., Sept. 5, 1862; son of 
Wm. H. and Nancy (Chappell) K. ; ed- 
ucated. State Normal of Ind., and Cum- 
berland Univ. of Tenn., B. D., '92 ; mar- 
ried Phoebe Erwin, Topeka, March 3, 
1903 ; took charge of the Cumberland 
Presbyterian church, Oct. i, 1902, com- 
ing from Alton, 111. Res. : 1612 W. 6th. 



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Kennedy, John C. — Gen. yard mas- 
ter, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. yards, Topeka; 
born, Two Mts., Canada, Jan, 20, 
1855; son of James and Mary (Grace) 
K. ; car repairer, car inspector, brake- 
man, and yard master, Burlington R. R., 
5 or 6 years; to Topeka, Feb., 1876; be- 
gan work with Santa Fe, Feb. 19, 1876; 
brakeman till April 7, 1877; switchman, 
1877-79; engineer foreman, 1879-82; 
asst. yard master, 1882-83 ; gen. yard 
master since Dec. 9, 1883; married Ma- 
tilda Resing, Westmoreland, Kan., 1879, 
Res.: 1 1 17 Quincy. 

Kent, A. M. — Born near Chicago, 
111., Jan. 18, 1842; son of O. A. and Har- 
riet (Dudley) K. ; educated in the com- 
mon schools ; married, in 1867, to Esther 
M. Trowe ; farmed in Kansas, 3 years ; 
to Topeka, 1877 ; has been established in 
the coal business for the last 10 years. 
Office: 911 N. Kan. Ave. 

Kibbee, H. C— Born, Port Huron, 
Mich., May 24, 1859; son of Dr. Jared 
and Fanny Eddy (Gillin^ham) K. ; ed- 
ucated, Port Huron High School ; mar- 
ried Louise Halbig, Miller, S. Dak., 
Oct. 4, 1888; in wholesale commission 
business, Denver, Colo. ; retail dry goods 
business. Miller, S. Dak. ; also some ex- 
perience in coal and silver mining, Colo. ; 
to Hutchinson, Kan., July, 1887; to To- 
peka, Aug., 1900; agt.. The Mortgage 
Trust Co. of Pa. ; also in real estate busi- 
ness, and farm and city loan agt. Of- 
fice : 29 Columbian Bldg. 

Kiene, Llewellyn. — Born, Pandora, 
Ohio, March 2, 1868; son of Franis A. 
and Rose (Doriot) K. ; graduated, Kan. 
State Normal ; married Martha L. Ja- 
queth. Dec. 16, 1891, Sycamore, Ohio; 
taught in Shawnee Co. schools; 1890-92, 
reporter and city editor, Topeka Daily 
Capital ; since then has been engaged on 
the Topeka State Journal ; now city ed- 



itor; wrote a paper, The Battle of the 
Spurs and John Brown's Exit From 
Kansas, for Kan. State Hist. Soc. Of- 
fice : 800 Kan. Ave. 

Kimball, F. M.— Born, Barton, Vt., 
June 14, 1840; son of Frederick W. and 
Mary (Hinman) K. ; educated in com- 
mon schools and academy; married 
Susanna Hoyt, Cabot, Vt., 1863; enlist- 
ed in 6th Vermont as private; became 
capt. 3d regt. U. S. Veteran Reserve 
Corps ; detached service in South, 4 
years, after Civil War ; clerk of dist. and 
circuit court in Virginia, 1868; post 
master, Cameron, Mo., 8 years ; to Kan., 
July, 1892; pres., Security Mining Co.; 
treas., Forceda Coal Co.; sec. and dir., 
-^tna Building and Loan Assn. Of- 
fice: 116 E. 5th. 

Kimball, G. F. — Born, Orange, N. 
H., May 6, 1836; son of Gilbert H. and 
Sarah (Ordway) K. ; educated in com- 
mon schools and academy; married 
Juliet Taylor, July 12, 1864; to Law- 
rence, Kan., Sept., 1882; publisher and 
editor, Lawrence Tribune, 2 years ; to 
North Topeka, 1884, and was publisher. 
North Topeka Times from 1888 to 
1903; publisher Spirit of Kansas, 1884 
to 1903; publisher and editor, Kimball 
Family News, 1898 to 1903; contributes 
occasionally to the newspapers. He was 
publisher of the Belleville Advocate for 
10 years, the Danville (111.) News, 1875- 
76, the Decatur Times, 1876-77, and the 
Sedalia Times, 1880-82. Is ex-sec. and 
ex-pres. Kansas Soc. Sons of the Am, 
Revolution ; proprietor, Kimball Printing 
Co. Office: 912 N. Kan. Ave. 

King, James L.— Born, La Harpe, 
111., Aug. 2, 1850; son of Col. S. W. 
and Eliza ((Aleshire) K. ; educated. La 
Harpe Acad. ; married Elizabeth Cool- 
bough, Towanda, Pa., Oct. 10, 1877; in 
1867, became apprentice, printing trade. 



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Carthage, 111.; owner and editor, Home 
News, La Harpe, 111. ; book and station- 
ery business; 1870, published Headlight, 
first paper in Creston, Iowa; to Topeka, 
1871 ; engaged in newspaper work till 
1876; in Topeka post office, 17 years; 
post master, Topeka, 4 years ; newspaper 
work, 3 years ; now state librarian. Of- 
fice : State Capitol. 

King, Thomas L.— City passenger 
and ticket agt., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; 
bom, Topeka, May 8, 1875; son of 
Thomas L. and Alice (Gray) K. ; edu- 
cated, Topeka High School, 2 years, and 
Pa. Military Coll., Chester, Pa., civil en- 
gineering course, 31/2 years ; ticket clerk, 
R. I. Rwy., Topeka, 1890-91 ; ticket clerk, 
Lincoln, Neb., 1891-92; agt., Atchison, 
Kan., 1892-93 ; in grain business, To- 
peka, 1894-97 ; city passenger and ticket 
agt., A. T. & S. F., since Aug., 1897. 
Office : Rwy. Repot. 

Kingsley, Hiram A. — Born, Syca- 
more, 111., July 22, 1857; son of Silas 
H. and Eleanor J. K. ; educated, high 
school, Waverly, Iowa, and Nat. Law 
School, Washington, D. C, '93; mar- 
ried Cora B. Webster, Washington, D. 
C, Nov. I, 1883; has been an employe, 
U. S. pension bureau, since July 3, 
1879 ; ^ special examiner since Nov. 22, 
1882; stations. La Crosse, Wis., Madi- 
son, Wis., Portsmouth, Ohio, and 
Hastings, Neb., successively ; now special 
examiner, U. S. pension bureau, Topeka ; 
to Topeka, March i, 1894. Office: Fed- 
eral Bldg., 5th and Kan. Ave. 

Kinley, E. G.— Born, Isle of Man, 
England, Dec. 7, 1850; son of Edward 
and Isabelle (Gale) K. ; educated in the 
common schools. Isle of Man ; married, 
1872, to Nellie Franks; to Am., 1866; 
to Leavenworth, 1877; to Topeka, 1881, 
and has been a carriage and wagon mfr. 



here since that time. Repository: 116 
W. 5th. Factory : 424-26 Jackson. 

Kinnear, Wm. B. — Born^ Morrow 
Co., Ohio, Oct. 18, 1857; son of Francis 
and Mehetabel (Bunker) K. ; taught 
music, N. E. O. Normal Coll., Canfield, 
Ohio, 1884-90, Central Normal Coll., 
Danville, Ind., 1890-92, Otterbein Univ., 
Westerville, Ohio, 1892-94, Gov. Indian 
School, Carlisle, Pa., 1895-96, and pri- 
vate teaching, Marion, Ohio, 1899-1903; 
to Topeka, Dec, 1903 ; teacher of vocal 
music in common schools of several dis- 
tricts, Shawnee Co., near Topeka, and 
instructor of music in normal institutes. 
Res. : 813 W. 6th Ave. 

Kinney, J. J. — Born, Glasgow, Scot- 
land, Jan. 3, 1852 ; son of John and Ann 
(McGaughin) K. ; married Ehzia Jeffers, 
St. Louis, Mo., 1876; to Kansas, 1872; 
iron moulder until 1881 ; railway special 
agt.. Mo. Pac. Rwy., 1882-92; supt. 
special service dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 
1893 to resignation, Jan. 31, 1900; to 
Topeka, 1893 ; now engaged in mining 
business; sec. Coughlin Hardware Co. 
Res. : 1435 Topeka Ave. 

Kirkpatrick, W. B.— Born, North 
Liberty, Ohio, April, 1844; son of 
Mitchell and Susan (Guilanger) K. ; 
married Elizabeth Sleeth, Livingston 
Co., 111., 1867; farmed until 30 years of 
age ; merchandising in Illinois and Kan- 
sas, 20 years; 1893, treas., Knights and 
Ladies of Security; has been pres. of 
same order since 1896; to Kansas, 1882; 
to Topeka, 1885. Office : Security Bldg. 

Klemp, H. F., M. D.— Born, Ger- 
many, Aug. 6, 1835 ; son of Henry and 
Elisabeth K. ; educated Dortmund Min- 
ing School, 4 years, and Hahnemann 
Med. Coll., M. D., '67; married Kath- 
rina Trebbe, who died Jan., 1900, To- 
peka; to Lawrence, Kan., 1865; to To- 
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WHO'S WHO IN TOPEKA. 



here ever since ; is one of the oldest res- 
ident doctors of the city; mem. and ex- 
pres., Kan. State Homeo. Soc. ; occa- 
sional contributor, biological subjects, to 
med. journals. Office: 418 Kan. Ave. 

Klingenberg, Alf. — Director, piano 
dept., Washburn Coll. ; born, Trondh- 
jem, Norway, Sept. 8, 1868; son of H. 
F. and Martha (Lysholm) K. ; graduat- 
ed, Univ. of Christiania; under Barth at 
the Royal High School of Berlin ; took 
private instruction under Oscar Raif, 
Berlin, and Stavenhagen, Weimar ; teach- 
er and music critic at Christiania, several 
years ; in New York, 2 years ; married 
Alexandra Stenbock-Boedtker, St. Louis, 
1900; to Topeka, 1902; prof, of piano- 
forte, Washburn, ever since. Res.: 718 
Taylor. 

Knowles, A. W. — Born, Eastham, 
Mass., Jan. 16, 1839; son of J. and Lu- 
cinda (Doane) K. ; married, 1866, to 
Mary Sheldon, who died Feb. 5, 1905 ; 
private, 2d Kan, inf., i year, and sea- 
man during rest of Civil War ; to To- 
peka, April, 1858; stone mason, 4 or 5 
years; in hardware business, 10 or 12 
years ; has been dir. and v. pres.. Bank 
of Topeka, for last 15 years. Res.: 305 
W. 6th. 

Knowles, C. O. — Born, Eastham, 
Mass., Dec. 15, 1842; son of J. and Lu- 
cinda (Doane) K. ; married Rebecca 
Holmes, March, 1870, Topeka, Kan.; to 
Topeka, Nov. 10, 1859; crossed the 
plains twice in the '60s ; blacksmith, 8 
years; in the hardware business, 16 
years; mem. of bd. of education for 7 
years; began real estate business in 1890, 
and has been in it ever since. Office: 
III W. 6th. 

Knowles, Edwin. — Born, Bangor, 
Maine, Aug. 20, 1835 ; son of Alfred and 
Arietta (Whitney) K. ; educated, Lom- 
bard Univ., Galesburg, 111., A. B., '53; 



married Elizabeth B. Bergen, Galesburg, 
Nov. 7, 1867; to Kansas for i year, 
1855; to Kansas permanently, 1871 ; 
lawyer from 1854 to 1871 ; has been a 
banker ever since; to Topeka, 1883; 
cashier. Central Nat. Bank. Office : 700 
Kan. Ave. 

Knowlton, C. M, — Born, Sackett's 
Harbor, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1870; educated, 
Purdue Univ., Ph. G., '95, special work 
in chemistry, 2 years ; chemist in the 
Boston Store, Chicago, i year; drug 
clerk in a drug store at Indianapolis, i 
year; drug clerk, drug store, Bluffton, 
Ind., I year; prop., Gibraltar Drug 
Store, Topeka, 1899 ; Keene & Knowlton 
since 1902. Has contributed to the 
Pharmacist's Era; married Netta Stur- 
gis, March 15, 1899, Bluff ton, Ind. 
Store: 803 Kan. Ave. 

Knox, Harry S. — Born, Aug., 1863, 
Pleasant Plains, 111. ; son of Joseph T. 
and Elizabeth K. ; to Topeka, 1871, and 
learned printing trade here ; commenced 
on Kansas Democrat, under Peacock & 
Son, 1879; worked for Crane and Adams 
Bros, a number of years ; became mem. 
of the firm, Roby & Knox, 1898; mar- 
ried, 1891, to Emma McElroy. Office: 
114 W. 8th. 

Knox, John D.— Born, Oct. 28, 1828, 
Brook's Run, Belmont Co., Ohio ; son 
of John and Mary (Davis) K. ; educated, 
Jefferson Coll., i year; graduated. Duff's 
Commercial Coll., '75; married, April 15, 
1858, Johnstown, Pa., to Mary Dibert ; 
became a licensed local preacher of the 
M. E. Church, April 30, 1850; circuit 
preacher in the East, 15 years; to To- 
peka, 1865; pastor of the First M. E. 
church for 3 years ; presiding elder of 
the Fort Scott dist. ; health compelled 
him to resign ; principal, Kan. Business 
Coll.; CO. supt., Shawnee, 1866-69; 
1871 to 73, pres., Capitol Bank of To- 



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peka; John D. Knox & Co., bankers, 
1874 to 1891 ; was writer for Pittsburg 
Christian Advocate ; editor of the Kansas 
Methodist, 4 years; now in real estate 
and loan business. Author: Paths to 
Wealth, 1884. Office: 103 E. 5th. 

Koontz, James R. — Gen. freight agt., 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; bom, Newburg, 
Pa., Sept. I, 1868; son of J. G. and M. 
S. (Witherow) K. ; educated in com- 
mon schools; married Maude S. South- 
ard, Independence, Kan., Jan. 11, 1887 
read law under Judge Duntian, of Inde- 
pendence, Kan. ; admitted to the bar 
1887 ; asst. bookkeeper to H. C. Clements 
auditor, 4 years; clerk in the freight 
dept, ; chief clerk for F. C. Gay, gen 
freight agt., 2 years ; gen. freight agt 
since May i, 1904. Res.: 1314 Topeka 
Avenue. 

Krauss, Fred. — Born, German y, 
March 11, 1868; son of Bertholt and 
Dora (Kiesewetter) K. ; educated, com- 
mon schools, and Real School, in Ger- 
many; married Elvina Schroeter, To- 
peka, 1 89 1 ; to N. Topeka from Germany, 
1882 ; has been since then in various ca- 
pacities for Oscar Krauss, dealer in 
harness and leather; now mgr., N. side 
store, Oscar Krauss & Sons. Store: 
531-33 N. Kan. Ave. 

Krauss, Oscar. — Manufacturer of 
saddles, harness, and shoe findings; 
born in Germany, Aug. 10, 1847; son of 
S. and Wilhelmina (Hohnbaum) K. ; 
educated in common schools of Ger- 
many; to Am., 1864, and settled in N. 
Topeka, spring of 1869 ; has been in pres- 
ent business in N. Topeka since 1869; 
married Augusta Fensky, 1873; has two 
sons engaged in business with him, 
Leopold and George; Leopold was born 
in N. Topeka, May 22, 1874, and was 
married Sept. 23, 1903, to Emma Strick- 
rott; George was born in N. Topeka, 



April 15, 1876, and is single. South 
side store: 224 Kan. Ave. Factory and 
hide house: 531-33 N. Kan. Ave. 

Kuehne,Otto. — Born, Germany, 1855; 
son of Otto and Emma K. ; married Dora 
Cranel, 1882; to Am. at age of 22; to 
Topeka, 1878; tinner, Thompson Hard- 
ware Co., 1878; tin and copper dept., 
Santa Fe Rwy. shops, a number of years ; 
1890, commenced making jellies, pre- 
serves, pickles, etc. ; now head of To- 
peka Vinegar & Preserving Works, 121- 
35 N. Topeka Ave. 

Kutz, Samuel R. — Born, Kirklin, 
Ind., Feb. 13, i860; son of John A. 
and EHzabeth J. (Stowers) K. ; mar- 
ried Mary E. Kistler, North Topeka, 
Feb. 27, 1884; an instructor, 1877-98; 
mem. Kan. Legislature, 1899; supreme 
sec, K. P. A., since 1900; councilman, 
1st ward; contributor to paper, K. P. 
A. Office: 525 Kan. Ave. 

L. 

Lagerstrom, Charles E. — Born, Chi- 
cago, 111., March 25, 1870; son of John 
and Mary (Bergstrom) L. ; educated, 
Topeka public schools and Pond's Busi- 
ness Coll. ; married Ada Carter, Topeka, 
March 21, 1900; worked for Peck, 
Johnson, and McFarland, 2^ years; 
printing trade, State Printing Office, 114 
years ; collector, Topeka State Journal, i 
year; bookkeeper and work in circula- 
tion dept., 1Y2 years; advertising mgr. 
for last 12 years; sec. and treas., Mac- 
Farland Chemical Co. ; to Topeka, May, 
1870. Office: Journal Bldg., 8th and 
Kan. Ave. 

Lang, H. C— Born, Mt. Pleasant, 
Iowa, Jan. 26, 1861 ; son of C. G. and 
Sophia (Blackenburg) L. ; received com- 
mon and high school education ; married 
Fannie McFarland, 1888; to Kansas, 
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hanger in Topeka since 1890; dealer in 
wall paper. Store : 908 Kan. Ave. 

Lannan, T. F. — Born, Susquehanna, 
Co., Pa. ; son of Cornelius and Jane 
(Gorman) L. ; married Alice Dolan, 
1882; to Leavenworth, Kan., 1877; to 
Topeka, 1881 ; established a carriage re- 
pair shop here, 188 1, and has been in 
business ever since; wagon maker. 
Shop : 502-04 Jackson. 

Larimer, Harry G. — Born, Danville, 
Ky., Sept. 13, 1858; son of Samuel and 
Hetty (Hendricks) L. ; married Myra S. 
Penny, K. C, Mo., Aug. 2, 1903 ; ed- 
ucated, Topeka High School, Univ. of 
Mich., A. B., '81, and Univ. of Mich., 
special work in medicine, natural 
science, and English literature ; in- 
structor, science and history, To- 
peka High School, 1882-85 ; principal, 
Harrison School, 1885-89; principal. 
High School, 1889-92; conducted 23 in- 
stitutes in 9 different counties of state ; 
ex-pres.. State Teachers' Assn. ; life 
mem. Nat. Educational Assn. ; began 
practice of law, 1892; representative, 37th 
dist., 1897-98; now chairman. Rep. City 
Central Committee ; lecturer, negotiable 
instruments, Washburn Law School. 
Office : Bank of Topeka Bldg. 

Larimer, Jeremiah Boyles. — Born, 
Danville, Ky., Dec. 28, 1859; son of 
Samuel and Hetty (Hendricks) L. ; ed- 
ucated, Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '82; 
married Sarah Jane Osbom, Dec. 25, 
1884 ; civil engineer, 5 years ; admitted to 
the bar, 1882; law practice, alone, 1882- 
97; city atty., Topeka, 1887-88; mayor, 
Pot win Place, 1889-90; has been in prac- 
tice with T. F, Garver since 1897; pres., 
Y. M. C. A., since 1903 ; ex-pres., Sat- 
urday Night Club and Fortnightly Club ; 
lecturer, real property, Washburn Law 
School ; V. pres., bd. of trustees, Topeka 



Industrial and Educational Institute. 
Office : Columbian Bldg. 

Larsh, H. L. — Born, Eaton, Ohio, 
April 29, 1853; son of B. F. and Mar- 
garet L. ; married Harriet Albright, Feb., 
1888; has been painter and paper hanger 
all his life; to Topeka, 1880; has been in 
painting and wall paper business here 
ever since. Store: 116 W. 8th. 

Leavitt, Charlotte Mendell.— Prof. 
English literature, Washburn Coll. ; ed- 
ucated, Univ. of Mich., Ph. B., '99; 
taught 5 years in East Saginaw High 
School; instructor, Washburn Coll., 
1899 to 1903, when made prof, of Eng- 
lish literature. Res. : Hartford Cottage, 
Washburn Coll. 

Lerrigo, Charles H., M. D. — Born, 
Bloomingham, England, Sept. 12, 1872; 
son of George W. and Mary (Watkins) 
L. ; educated, Homoe. Med. Coll., St. 
Louis, Mo., M. D., 1900; married An- 
nabelle Barry; sec. State Homoe. Med. 
Soc. ; contributor to Med. Century, Med, 
Arena, and occasionally to other maga- 
zines. Office: 807 Kan. Ave. 

Lerrigo, George E. — Born, Welling- 
ton, Eng., Sept. 3, 1871 ; son of George 
and Mary (Watkins) L. ; married An- 
nette Montgomery, Hersman, 111., Aug. 
I, 1899; clerk, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., gen. 
office, 3 or 4 years; r. r. sec, Y. M. C. 
A., 1891, '94, '96; gen. sec, city Y. M. 
C. A., since May, 1894; ordained in Bap- 
tist church, but took no special charge. 
Office: 117 E. 8th. 

Lescher, T. H. — Born, Easton, Pa., 
March 18, 1828; married Augusta Wood, 
Oct. 31, 1858; to Kansas, 1856; did 
service in the Free State party with Rob- 
inson and Lane from Topeka to the bor- 
der ; in autumn of 1856, went back to the 
East ; organized a colony, consisting of 
18 families, and 6 single men, and located 
them near the Wakarusa, S. W. of To- 



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peka, 1857; in state and federal service, 
1861 to Oct. 19, 1864; to Lawrence, 
1864; mem. of bd. of education, and 
pres., 5 years ; councilman, 3 years ; sup- 
erintended two-thirds of rebuilding of 
Lawrence after Quantrell's raid ; learned 
carpentry trade ; took a 3 years' course in 
architecture and civil engineering; has 
been an architect in Topeka since 1878; 
state architect, under Geo. Leedy. Res. : 
920 Monroe. 

Lewis, Evelyn Scott. — Librarian 
Free Public Library ; born, Baltimore, 
Md. ; daughter of James and Mary 
(Robb) Scott; received private school 
education ; asst. librarian, Free Public 
Library, Topeka, 1888-92; librarian, 
since Jan., 1892. Office : Free Public 
Library. 

Lewis, J. P., M. D. — Born, Perry 
Co., Ohio, Dec. 20, 1848; son of Wm. 
and Caroline (Porter) L. ; read med., 2 
years, under Dr. Storrs, Millerstown, 
Ohio; attended Cincinnati Coll. of Phys. 
and Surg., 1869-70; graduated, Ohio 
Med. Coll., '73 ; practiced in Ohio until 
coming to Topeka, March, 1881 ; went 
to N. Y. Polyclinic, 1887, for advanced 
work; advanced work in Germany, 
Austria, and England, 8 months, 1888; 
prof, anatomy and gynecology, 5 years ; 
mem. Am. Med. Assn.; treas., Shawnee 
Co. Med. Soc. ; mem. Golden Belt Med. 
Soc. ; mem. judicial council. Am. Med. 
Assn., 3 years ; first health officer, Shaw- 
nee Co. ; has occasionally contributed to 
med. journals. Mr. L. was married, 
Sept., 1872, to Sarah A. Brown, who 
died, Feb., 1879; married, Oct., 1880, to 
Mattie A. Shoemaker ; their son, Charles 
W., is supt. coupon dept., Provident Sav- 
ings Life Assurance Co. of New York, 
with office. Central Nat. Bank Bldg. Of- 
fice of Dr. Lewis: 519 Kan. Ave. 



Lindell, A. V. — Born, Topeka, Oct. 
30, 1871 ; son of John M. and Sharlotte 
(Broman) L. ; married Emma C. John- 
son, Osage City, Kan., April 27, 1897; 
stone and brick mason, 5 or 6 years ; 
clerk, passenger office, Santa Fe Rwy., 6 
years ; became asst . cashier, Shawnee 
State Bank, N. Topeka, Oct. 14, 1902 ; 
sec, Western Fuel Co., Osage City; oc- 
casional contributor to Swedish papers. 
Office: 800 N. Kan. Ave. 

Lindsay, Franklin P. — Born, Sharps- 
ville, Ind., Jan. 15, 1855; son of Dr. 
James P. and Amanda L. ; graduated, 
St. Louis Law School ; married Flora 
A. Roberts, Oct., 1885; to Kan., April, 
1885 ; practiced law in western Kansas, 
4 years, before coming to Topeka, 1889; 
besides law practice, is one of proprietors 
American Steam Laundry, 114 W. 7th. 
Law office : 601 Kan. Ave. 

Lindsay, H. C. — Born, Iowa City, 
Iowa, Aug. 27, 1845 ; son of E. and 
Elizabeth (Gordy) L. ; to Topeka, Sept. 
15, 1856; worked in printing office, ex- 
Senator E. G. Ross, 2 years; enlisted 
1 1 Kan. as drummer boy, and Nov., 1865, 
discharged as 2d lieut. ; began livery busi- 
ness, Nov., 1865 ; CO. commr., 6 years ; 
depty. sheriff, 4 years; chief of police, 
8 years ; col. 22d Kan. during Spanish- 
American War; is still in livery busi- 
ness; married, 1873, to Mary Stewart, 
who died 1884. Office: 1 12-14 W. 5th. 

Lindsay, W. S., M. D.— Born, Car- 
rol, Ohio, Aug. 28, 1852; son of Thomas 
and Agnes (Sharp) L. ; educated, Gar- 
nett (Kan.) Coll., Coll. of Phys. and 
Surg., Keokuk, Iowa, M. D., '74, and 
postgraduate courses in N. Y. ; married 
Helen E. Smith, May 20, 1882; prac- 
ticed, Garnett; asst. supt., State Insane 
Asylum, 6 years; practicing, Topeka, 
since then ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Kan. 
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prof., diseases of the mind and nervous 
system, Kan. Med. Coll. Office: 829 
Kan. Ave. 

Locke, Edwin. — Presiding elder, To- 
peka dist., Kansas Conference, M, E. 
church ; born, Brookville, Franklin Co., 
Ind., Feb. 9, 1857; son of Rev. J. W. and 
Matilda (Wood) L. ; educated, De 
Pauw Univ., and McKendree Coll., A. 
B., 'yy, A. M., '80 ; received from Taylor 
Univ., D. D., '97; married Mary A. 
Myers, Jeffersonville, Ind., Aug. 19, 
1885; mem. Kan. Conference, M. E. 
church, since March, 1881 ; pastor, 
Brookville, 1881, Wilson and Seneca, 
1882, Sabetha, 1883-84, Centralia, 1885- 
86, Frankfort, 1887-88, Lyndon, 1889- 
91, Argentine, 1892-94, Highland Park 
Church, K. C, Kan., 1894-97, and Hol- 
ton, 1898-1902 ; treas., Kan. Conference, 
1883-88; asst. sec, 1889-1902; sec, 
1893-1903 ; asst. sec. Gen. Conference, 
1904; contributor to various M. E. 
church papers, and the Homiletic Re- 
view. Res. : 822 Buchanan. 

Lockhart, Frank. — Born, Pittsburg, 
Pa., Sept. 18, 1843 ; son of John and 
Margaret (Hooper) L. ; graduated, 
Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1874; married 
Mary Bruce, N. Topeka, Sept. 18, 1881 ; 
to Kan., Dec, 1875 ; to Topeka, March, 
1876; solicitor, 1878-93; commenced 
manufacture of medicine. Oil of Glad- 
ness, 1893, and has been engaged in it 
ever since. Office: 1303 North Quincy, 
N. Topeka. 

Long, A. W. — Born, Ravensw^ood, 
West Va., March 17, 1872; son of 
George W^ and America (King) L. ; 
married Laura Engel, Manhattan, Kan., 
June 19, 1903 ; learned milling business, 
Ravenswood ; milling business, Fargo, 
N. Dakota, 1891-94; to Manhattan, 
1894; supt., E. B. Purcell Milling Co., 
2 years ; mgr., Manhattan Milling Co., 5 



years ; supt., Taylor Grain Co., since 
1904. Office: Curtis and Monroe. 

Long, D. T., M. D.— Born, Miami, 
Ohio, July 19, 1846; son of David and 
Mariah (Miller) L. ; married, Feb. 24, 
1865, to Margaret Slack, who died May, 
1894; married Mary Storm, Aug. 16, 
1896; educated, Univ. of Mich., 2 years, 
Antioc Coll., A. B., '67, med. dept., Univ. 
of Mich., 2 years. Eclectic Med. Institute, 
Cincinnati, M. D., '82; practiced, West- 
ville, Ohio, 4 years, and Burlington, 
Kan., 4 years; to Topeka, 1889; in prac- 
tice here since then; supt., Baptist Hosp., 
1892-95; originated Panphision, 1903; 
occasional contributor to med. magazines. 
Office: 811 Kan. Ave 

Loomis, N. H.— Gen. atty. U. P. 
Rwy. Co. for Kansas and Missouri; 
born, Highgate, Vt., June 28, 1862; son 
of Noah W. and Ellen B. L. ; to Kansas, 
1878; taught school two winters; studied 
law under Garver and Bond, Salina, 
Kan. ; official stenographer, 14th judicial 
dist., several years; stenographer, Hon. 
J. P. Usher, gen. atty. U. P. Rwy., 3 
years ; was atty.. Elevated Road of K. C, 
Kan., and local atty., U. P. Rwy.; asst. 
atty., U. P. Rwy., Topeka, 1891-1902; 
gen. atty., U. P. Rwy., in Kansas and 
Missouri since 1902 ; mem. law firm of 
Loomis, Blair & Scrandrett; lecturer, 
agency, Washburn Law School ; pres., 
Topeka & Northwestern R. R. Co. Ad- 
dress : Office Block. 

Lord, Alzona G. — Born, Chester, 
Mass., Feb. 24, 1840; daughter of Elijah 
and Anna (Cartter) Greene; married, 
Aug. 15, 1870, Chester, to Rev. J. H. 
Lord, who was a mem. N. W. Kan. Con- 
ference M. E. church, 1875-89, and who 
is now in New England, getting material 
for a genealogy of the Lord family ; 
she taught school, Mass., 15 years; to 
Kansas, May i, 1875; taught school, 15 



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years; has been a reform worker in 
Kansas since 1875; founder Radical Re- 
form Christian Assn., 1883, and is its 
pres. ; founder, in Kan., 1900, and now 
state organizer, Florence Crittenton 
Rescue Mission ; contributor to newspa- 
pers of articles on reform work. Res. : 
2020 West St. 

Lord, John E. — Born, Geneco, N. Y., 
June 8, 1 851; son of Judge Scott and 
Frances J. (Wood) L. ; attended Geneco 
Acad., and read law under Conkling, 
Lord & Coxe; married, 1877, Katherine 
McGonnegle, who died, 1893; married 
Albina Geiger Rodgers ; admitted to bar, 
1872 ; sec. bd. of mgrs. of House of Rep- 
resentatives in impeachment before the 
Senate of Sec. of War Belknap ; 1877- 
86, practiced in partnership with father; 
1886-92, mgr., Mutual Life Ins. Co. of 
N. Y., K. C, Mo.; to Topeka, June, 
1892 ; gen. agt. here, 10 years ; now mgr., 
Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. of Newark, 
N. J. Office : Real Estate Bldg. 

Lovewell, J. T. — Born, Cornith, \'t., 
May I, 1833; son of Nehemiah and 
Martha (Willis) L. ; educated, Yale 
Univ., A. B., '57, and Ph. D., '73 ; mar- 
ried Caroline Barnes, Topeka, 1885; 
principal, Prairie du Chien Coll., 1860- 
65; supt. of schools and principal of 
high school, Madison, Wis., i860, '65-66; 
principal Prairie du Chien Coll., 1866- 
68; prof., mathematics, Wis. State 
Normal, 1868-72; instructor, Sheffield 
Scientific School, Yale Univ., 1874; 
prof, physics and chemistry, Pa. State 
Normal 1875-77; P^of. physics and 
chemistry, Washburn Coll., 1878-98; ex- 
pres. and life mem., Kan. Acad, of Sci- 
ence; mem. Am. Assn. of Science; 
chemist now. Office : 523 Kan. Ave. 

Lowry, Charles, M. D. — Born, 
Waterville, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1481 ; son of 
George and Louise (Hovey) L. ; grad- 



uated, 1863, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 
Phila., Pa., and took special course in 
hospital practice, N. Y. ; pension surgeon 
under Pres. Harrison and Pres. Cleve- 
land ; married Elizabeth Davidson, July 
29, 1903 ; has practiced medicine over 41 
years; has practiced in Topeka over 9 
years; mem. and ex-pres., Kan. State 
Homeo. Med. Soc. ; ex-sec, state bd. of 
health. Office : 809 Kan. Ave. 

Lucas, A. T.— Born, Brimfield, Pe- 
oria Co., 111., July 26, 1867; son J. E. 
and Grassetta (Wilson) L. ; received 
common school and business college ed- 
ucation; married Mary Miller, Topeka, 
Jan. 2y, 1896; farmed, 5 years; in livery 
business, 8 years ; with Wells, Fargo Ex- 
press Co., 4 years ; deputy sheriff, Shaw- 
nee Co., 2 years ; sheriff, since elected, 
1902; re-elected, 1904; to Topeka, 1868. 
Office: Court House. 

Lukens, Charles W. — Born, Koscius- 
ko Co., Ind., March 16, 185 1 ; son of 
John W\ and Lydia (Croft) L. ; mar- 
ried Laura Luce, 1879; to Topeka, 
March 3, 1881 ; was a farmer and stock 
raiser previous to being a dealer in 
buggies ; has been engaged in selling 
buggies over 12 years; his brother, J. 
A., is in partnership with him. Store : 
809 N, Kan. Ave. 

Lukens, J. A. — Born, Wabash Co., 
Ind., July 16, 1847; son of John W. and 
Lydia (Croft) L. ; received common and 
high school education; married Unice B. 
Akins, 1876; in grain business, Topeka, 
1878-80; has been a dealer in buggies, 
Topeka, for over 10 years ; his brother, 
C. W., is a partner with him in the 
business; to Topeka, 1869. Store: 809 
N. Kan. Ave. 

Luling, Charles H.— Born, N. Y. 
City, Sept. 15, 1855; graduated, Gillette's 
Business Coll., Fond du Lac, Wis. ; mar- 
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to Wichita, Kan., 1879; elected clerk of 
dist. court at Wichita, 1888; held that 
office I term ; then dist. mgr., New York 
Life Ins. Co. until election to supt. of 
insurance of Kansas, Nov., 1902; mem. 
city council of Wichita for last 6 years ; 
was sec. of the Kansas World's Fair 
Commission, Louisiana Purchase Expo- 
sition. Office: State Capitol. 

Lutes, F. C. — Born, Marco, Ind., 
Nov. 17, 1875; son of J. W. and Sarah 
E. (Lee) L. ; married Laura Dauber, To- 
peka. May 30, 1903; to Topeka, 1887; 
has been in photography business here 
since 1890; father, J. W., is connected 
with him in business. Gallery: 511 
Kan. Ave. 

Lux, G. P., D. D. S.— Born in Shaw- 
nee Co. ; took a 4 years' course in Wash- 
burn Coll.; graduated, Kansas City Den- 
tal Coll., D. D. S., '96; opened an of- 
fice in Topeka, 1896, and has been a den- 
tist here ever since; his brother W. G., 
B. S. (Washburn), 1901, and D. D. S. 
(Northwestern Univ.), has been asso- 
ciated with him since last spring. Of- 
fice: 803 Kan. Ave. 

Lux, Nicholas. — Proprietor plating 
and machine works ; born, Belgium, 
1857; married Jane Giersch, 1881, Sa- 
lina, Kan.; came to Kansas, 1880; es- 
tablished works in Topeka, 1887. Store : 
416 Jackson. 

Lux, Samuel Edward. — Born, Pekin, 
111., Dec. 9, 1861 ; son of George and 
Magdalene (Ramiger) L. ; married 
Lena Stalter, Pekin, Sept. 22, 1904; 
farmer to 1889; to Topeka, Feb. 15, 
1889; grocer, 1889-98; wholesale com- 
mission merchant since 1898. Office: 
210 Kan. Ave. 

Lyman, Harry E., D. D. S. — Born, 
Holton, Kan., Nov. i, 1872; son of 
Frank and Emma (Chase) L. ; married 



Anna Pritchard, April 5, 1892; graduat- 
ed, Indianapolis Dental Coll., '99; has 
been with brother, Samuel W., in den- 
tistry business, Topeka, since 1899; own- 
er City Hand Laundry ; mem. Kan. Den- 
tal Assn. Office : 705 Kan. Ave. 

Lyman, Samuel W., D. D. S.— Born, 
Holton, Kan., Feb. 6, 1867; son of 
Frank and Emma (Chase) L. ; educated, 
Campbell Univ., 3 years, and Indianap- 
olis Dental Coll., D. D. S., '97; alone in 
dental business, Topeka, 1897-1900; with 
brother, Harry Lyman, since 1900; mem. 
Kan. Dental Assn.; married Frances 
Phillips, Oswego, N. Y., July, 1899. Of- 
fice: 705 Kan. Ave. 

Lynch, Francis J. — Born, Crawford 
Co., Pa., Nov. 31, 1867; graduated, 
State Normal, '86, and Ann Arbor Law 
School, '91; admitted to bar, 1881, and 
has been in practice, Topeka, ever since. 
Office: 534 Kan. Ave. 

Lyon, Charles B., D. D. S.— Born, 
Will Co., 111., March i, 1869; son of 
William C. and Margaret (Buck) L. ; 
educated, Fort Scott, Kan., High 
School, and K. C. Dental Coll., '91 ; mar- 
ried Viola B. Dennison, Oct. 25, 1892; 
to Coffey Co., Kan., 1884; to Topeka, 
1891 ; has been in dentistry business 
since 1891 ; now Lyon & Heatherly, 
dentists ; contributor to dental journals. 
Office: 511 Kan. Ave. 

Mc. 

McAfee, Josiah B. — Born, McAfee- 
town, Pa., Aug. 8, 1830; son of James 
and Sarah M. ; graduated. Pa. Coll., Get- 
tysburg, A. B. ; studied theology under 
Dr. Auspach, of Hagerstown, Ind.; 
married Anna R. Yowler, March, 1852; 
principal Clearspring Acad., Wash. Co., 
Md., 1853; to Leavenworth, Kan., April 
15, 1855; assisted in forming first Sab- 
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worth Collegiate Institute, May 15, 
1855; participated in Fremont cam- 
paign, N, J., and Pa., 1856; entered nth 
Kan. vol. inf., as private, 1862; became 
1st lieut., Co. I.; became chaplain, 4th 
regt. of Indian Home Guards, Feb., 
1863; was chaplain 2d Kan. vols., which 
was afterwards 33d U. S. colored inf. ; 
May- Aug., 1864, post chaplain and supt. 
of refugees at Fort Smith, Ark. ; pri- 
vate secretary to Gov. Samuel J. Craw- 
ford, 1865-Aug., 1867; adj.-gen., Kansas, 
1867; mayor of Topeka, 1870; mem. of 
temperance committee of Legislature, 
1887, that reported Murray prohibitory 
liquor law; pres.. State Temperance 
Union, 1894-95 ; dir., Kan. State Hist. 
Soc. ; v. pres., Kansas Farmer Co. ; one 
of compilers of Military History of 
Kansas Regiments in the War for the 
Suppression of the Great Rebellion. 
Res.: 318 W. 5th. 

McCabe, Arthur J. — Born, Peru, 
Ind., Dec. 25, 1865; graduated, Wash- 
burn Coll., '85, A. M., '92, and Univ. of 
Mich., LL. B.; married Annie R. Shu- 
man, 1892; judge of court of Topeka 
since 1899; lecturer on carriers, Wash- 
burn Law School; atty. at law. Office: 
611 Kan. Ave. 

McCabe, James F. — Born, Peru., 
Ind., 1864; son of Francis and Elenor 
(Johnson) M. ; educated, Topeka High 
School ; married Lillie Gutherie, 1896 ; 
engaged in mercantile business before 
entering city engineering; has been city 
engineer for last 4 years; to Topeka, 
1868. Office: City Bldg. 

McCarter, Margaret Hill.— Author ; 
bom near Carthage, Rush Co., Ind., 
May 2, i860; daughter of Thomas T. and 
Nancy Davis Hill; educated, Earlham 
Coll. of Richmond, Ind., and State Nor- 
mal of Ind., '84; taught in public 
schools, Ind., 9 years; to Topeka, 1888; 



teacher in Topeka High School, nearly 
6 years; married Dr. William A. Mc- 
Carter, Topeka, June 5, 1900; con- 
tributor to various papers; editor of 
classics published by Crane & Co. 
Author: Cuddy, 1902, The Overflowing 
Waters, 1903, and The Cottonwood's 
Story, 1903. Res.: 11 58 Lane. 

McClintock, John C, M. D.— Born, 
Pickaway, Ohio, 1855 ; son of John and 
Harriet (Shipley) M.; received honorary 
degree A. M., Baker Univ., 1892, LL. 
D., Washburn, and graduated, Rush 
Med. Coll., M. D., '79; married Ray 
Price, Topeka, 1877 5 began practice, To- 
peka, 1879; prof, surgery, Kan. Med, 
Coll. since organization ; pres. Kan. 
State Med. Soc, 1895-1902; ex-pres., 
Topeka Acad, of Med. and Surg. ; pres.. 
Eastern Kan. Med. Soc. ; pres.. Golden 
Belt Med. Soc. ; surg. in charge and 
supt. Christ's Hosp. Office : 330 Kan. 
Avenue. 

McClure, J. W. — Born, Rochester, 
N. Y., March 24, 1838; son of Samuel 
and Nancy C. (Calhoun) M. ; received 
common and private school education ; in 
hardware business, Iowa, 2 years ; deputy 
treas.. Black Hawk, Iowa, 9 years; re- 
corder of deeds. Black Hawk, 8 years ; 
to Topeka, June, 1876; alone in abstract 
business, 3 years ; with J. S. Clark since 
1892 ; now pres.. Real Estate Abstract & 
Title Co. Office: 113 W. 5th. 

McClure, Samuel T., Rev.— Born, 
Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 9, 1836; son of 
Daniel and Ester (Thompson) M. ; 
graduated, Waverly Acad., Hanover 
Coll., Ind., and Allegheny Seminary, 
Pa.; married Alta M. Case, Dec. 17, 
1873, Girard, Kan.; to Kansas, 1865; 
has filled pastorates in Presbyterian 
church at Topeka, Girard, Monmouth, 
and Cherokee, Kansas, and Allerton and 
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newspaper work on Chicago "Interior." 
Res. : 1268 Western Ave. 

McCray, D. O.— Born, Caldwell Co., 
Mo., March 10, 1855 '> son of William 
M. and Nancy (Carroll) M.; married 
Carrie L. Stevens, Hamilton, Mo., May 
I, 1879; to Kansas, 1877; newspaper 
publisher, Kansas and Missouri until 
1887; managing editor Topeka Daily 
Capital, 1887-89; executive sec. to Gov. 
Lyman Humphrey, 1889-93 '■> since 1893, 
has represented eastern newspapers as 
Topeka correspondent ; mem. state text 
book commission for last 5 years. Res. : 
1 40 1 Topeka Ave. 

MacDonald, John. — Born, Island of 
Lewis, Hebrides, Highlands of Scot- 
land, Feb. 6, 1843 ; son of Roderick and 
Jane (Urquhart) M.; educated in the 
parish schools of Scotland; to Am., 
1866; clerk for a broker, 2 years, N. Y. 
City ; to Wakarusa Valley, Kan., March, 
1870; CO. supt. of schools, Shawnee, 
1877-81, and 1883-89; became editor and 
proprietor. Western School Journal, 
1888, and has been such ever since ; pres., 
Kansas State Teachers' Assn., 1898; ex- 
V. pres. and treas. ; supt. of Kan. Edu- 
cational Exhibit, Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, 1904. Office : 734 Kan. Ave. 

McEachron, D. L. — Dean of Wash- 
bum Coll., and prof, of English lan- 
guage; born, Argyle, N. Y., Oct. 20, 
1863 ; son of John A. and Jeanette 
(Lendrum) M. ; graduated, Washburn 
Coll., A. B., '94; graduate student Univ. 
of Chicago, 1896-97; principal Wash- 
bum Acad., 1897-1901 ; chmn. of fac- 
ulty, Washburn, 1901-03; dean, since 
1903 ; married Ella C. Scott, Burlington, 
Kan., Aug. 3, 1899. Office: Washburn 
College. 

McEntire, George P. — Born, Bur- 
lington, Iowa, Aug. 29, 1869; son of 
Richard S. and Lydia (Power) M. ; ed- 



ucated, Topeka High School, '86; has 
been with brother, a mfr. of mattresses 
and spring beds since 1897; business es- 
tablished by father, 1887. Factory : 305- 
07 Kan. Ave. 

McEntire, Ralph N. — Born, Burling- 
ton, Iowa, Jan., 1875; son of Richard S. 
and Lydia (Power) M. ; graduated, To- 
peka High School, '94; married, Adell 
Tuttle, Oct. 29, 1902 ; has been engaged 
in the making of mattresses and spring 
beds all his life; has been with brother 
in the business since 1897. Factory: 
305-07 Kan. Ave. 

McFarland, Frank E.— Chief statis- 
tical clerk, freight auditor's dept., A. T. 
& S. F. Rwy. ; born, Portsmouth, Ohio, 
Oct. 29, 1856; son of John J. and Fannie 
(Stanton) M. ; received common and 
high school education; married Mary E. 
Bender, Nov. 20, 1878; traveling sales- 
man, wholesale dry goods co., 1872-88 
clerk, freight auditor's dept., 1888-91 
chief statistical clerk since 1891. Res. 
1261 Polk. 

MacFarland, Fred, M. D.— Born, Al- 
bany, N. Y., 1840; son of Andrew and 
E. (Symonds) M. ; educated, Bellevue 
Med. Coll., N. Y., Louisville (Ky.) Med. 
Coll., and med. dept., Univ. of Mich. ; 
married Rose Skidmore, 1889 ; practiced 
in Pa., 10 years; in charge of Ind. Ty., 
5 years ; has been in practice, Kansas, 
over 25 years, 15 of which have been in 
Topeka; v. pres. and med. dir., Mac- 
Farland Chemical Co. Office : 435 
Kan. Ave. 

McFarland, J. D. — Born, Washing- 
ton Co., Pa., 1847; son of John and 
Dollie (Milliken) M. ; educated, Cincin- 
nati Law School, '68 ; married Matilda 
Steele, Topeka, 1873; to Topeka, 1869; 
has been practicing law here since 
almost time of coming; lecturer, Univ. 
of Kan. Law School, 2 years ; mem. bd. 



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of bar examiners. Office: Bank of To- 
peka Blclg. 

Macferran, William. — Born, Phila., 
Pa., Sept. 6, 1861 ; son of Samuel and 
Mary E. (Walker) M.; received com- 
mon and high school education ; married 
Clara Shellabarger, Topeka, Dec. 19, 
1889; clerk, Walker, Zebley & Co., 
wholesale notion business, 4 years; to 
Kan., June, 1881 ; to Topeka, Jan. 2, 
1882; clerk, paymaster's office, A. T. & 
S. F. Rwy., 3 years, and cashier's office, 
3 years; asst. cashier, Merchants Nat. 
Bank, July, 1888-July, 1898; treas., Cap- 
itol Building and Loan Assn., 3 years, 
and pres., 4 years ; now cashier and sec, 
State Savings Bank; ex-sec, Kan. 
Bankers' Assn. ; treas., Kan. State Tem- 
perance Union ; treas., Topeka Provident 
Assn. Res. : 624 Taylor. 

McGuire, Clarence A., M. D. — Born, 
Kewanee, 111., Feb. 16, 1862; son of 
George W. and Mary (Albert) M.; ed- 
ucated, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '84 
married Clara B. Eddy, Kewanee, 1887 
has been in practice, Topeka, since 1884 
ex-pres., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Med. and 
Surg. Soc ; ex-pres., Kan. State Med. 
Soc. ; surg., Mo. Pac Rwy. Co. ; con- 
sulting phys., Santa Fe Hosp. ; trustee 
and mem. of staff, Stormont Hosp. and 
Training School for Nurses; mem., Am. 
Med. Assn., etc. Office: 622 Kan. Ave. 

McKeever, Edwin D. — Born near 
Hoyt, Jackson Co., Kan., May 6, 1866; 
son of Archibald and Elvira (Means) 
M. ; educated, Washburn Coll. ; read law 
in office of Johnson, Martin & Keeler; 
mem., Kan. Legislature for 3 terms ; 
chmn., House Judiciary Committee, ses- 
sion 1898-99; speaker pro tern, session 
1900-01 ; apptd. asst. U. S. dist. atty. for 
Kan., Jan. i, 1902, and still holds that 
office; married Luetta M. Moller, June 



15, 1893; to Topeka, 1884. Office: Fed- 
eral Bldg., 5th and Kan. Ave. 

McKeever, J. R, — Born, Jackson Co., 
Kan., Dec. 29, 1863; son of Archibald 
and Elvira (Means) M.; educated, 
Univ. of Kan., 2 years, and a business 
Coll., Iowa; married Minnie Turner, 
Rockfeet, Kan., 1890; bookkeeper, col- 
lector, and traveling salesman in mer- 
cantile business, 12 years; furniture 
business in Topeka since 1901. Store: 
120-118 E. 5th. 

McKinley, H. C— Born, Troy, Ind., 
Oct. 30, 1847; son of William and 
Cynthia (Protsman) M.; married Sarah 
Jones, N. Topeka, 1889; to N. Topeka, 
April II, 1877; lumber business, 7 years; 
clerk for probate judge, 3 years ; clerk for 
register of deeds, 2 years; bookkeeper, 
Citizens' Bank, since 1883 ; grandmother 
was cousin of Capt. Lewis, mem. Lewis 
and Clark Expedition. Office: 801 N. 
Kan. Ave. 

McKitrick, J. S. — Born, Guernsey 
Co., Ohio, 1840; enlisted, 74th Ohio 
regt., 1862; was also in 158th Ohio vol. 
inf.; to Kansas, 1880; to Topeka, 1889; 
has been in the insurance business here 
ever since. Office: 420 Kan. Ave. 

McLaughlin, J. T. — Born, Hamilton 
Co., Ohio, Oct. 29, 1832; son of George 
and Margaret (Thompson) M. ; mar- 
ried Eliza J. Beard, Logansport, Ind., 
Dec. 3, 1856; to Topeka, 1866; contractor 
and builder until Oct. i, 1883, when sick- 
ness compelled him to quit that work; 
clerk, brick and lime office, 3 years; 
with Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co., 4 
years ; has been engaged in real estate 
business a number of years, and is a 
pension atty. Office: 830 N. Kan. Ave. 

McLellan, C. F. — Supt. eastern di- 
vision, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Bruns- 
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dore S. and Mary (Owen) M.; married 
Mary A. Hadley, Sedalia, Mo., 1875; 
began railroad work as freight brake- 
man, C. & N. W. R. R. ; conductor, 
freight and passenger trains, and train- 
master, I. & G. N. R. R., 8 years ; chief 
clerk to division supt., Santa Fe Rwy., 
I year ; trainmaster, 3 years ; present po- 
sition since 1890. Res.: 421 Woodlawn. 

MacLennan, Frank Pitts. — B o r n, 
Springfield, Ohio, March i, 1855; son of 
Kenneth and Adelia M, (Bliss) M.; ed- 
ucated, Univ. of Kan., B. S., M. S., '75 ; 
married Anna Goddard, May 29, 1890; 
has been proprietor and editor, Topeka 
State Journal, since Oct. 30, 1885. Of- 
fice : 800 Kan. Ave. 

McLeod, J. E. — Storehouse acct., A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Brockville, Can- 
ada, Aug. 28, 1856; son of D. and Jane 
(Gourley) M. ; received academic and 
commercial education ; married Jennie E. 
Maxwell, Topeka, 1884; to Topeka, 
1878; clerk storekeeper's office, 2 years; 
chief clerk storekeeper's office, 4 years ; 
clerk for auditor of disbursements, 3 
years ; clerk gen. mgr's office, 2 years ; 
chief clerk for storekeeper, i year ; pres- 
ent position since March, 1902. Res. : 
118 E. 8th. 

McManus, John Francis. — Born, N. 
Y. City, Dec. 11, 1862; son of James 
and Mary (Faulkner) M.; educated, St. 
Mary's Coll., St. Marys, Kan. ; married 
Margaret Grady, K. C, 1891 ; to Topeka, 
1893 ; was in business here up to con- 
nection with Excelsior Coke & Gas Co. ; 
merchant tailor, a number of years ; now 
solicitor, Excelsior Coke & Gas Co. Of- 
fice : 435 Kan. Ave. 

McNeal, Thomas Allen. — Born, 
Marion Co., Ohio, Oct. 14, 1853; son of 
Allen and Rachel (Brownlee) M. ; ed- 
ucated, Ohio Central, Oberlin, and Hills- 
dale Colleges to jr. year; married An- 



nabel McFerson, Monroe Co., N. Y., 
Aug. 26, 1884; farmed and taught school 
alternately; to Medicine Lodge, Kan,, 
1879; o"6 of editors. Medicine Lodge 
Cresset, 1879-84; established Kansas 
Breeze, 1894; later consolidated it with 
North Topeka Mail as Mail and Breeze, 
and has been its editor, 10 years; mem. 
Kan. Legislature, 1885-87; mayor Med- 
icine Lodge, 1890; apptd. private sec. to 
Gov. Hoch, Dec, 1904; elected, Jan., 
1905, state printer. Author: Tom Mc- 
Neal's Fables, 1900. Office : Crawford 
Building. 

McVey, Richard E., M. D.— Born, 
Alton, 111., Nov. 19, 1829; son of Wil- 
liam C. and Mary (Harris) M. ; grad- 
uated. Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '61 ; to 
Topeka, 1885 ; has been practicing here 
ever since; has been a prof., Kan. Med. 
Coll., since organization; now prof, skin 
and venereal diseases, and clinical med- 
icine; mem. Morgan Co. (111.) Med. Soc, 
Shawnee Co. Med. Soc, Kan. State Med. 
Soc, 111. State Med. Soc, and Am. Med. 
Assn. Office: 625 Kan. Ave. 

McVey, William E., M. D.— Born, 
Waverly, 111., June 30, 1864; son of 
Richard E. and Nancy (Harris) M. ; ed- 
ucated, 111. Coll., B. S., '83, and K. C. 
Med. Coll., M. D., '88; married Anna- 
belle Bauer, Sept. 12, 1893, Topeka, 
Kan.; has practiced since 1888; founded, 
edited and published Kan. Med. Journal, 
1889-99; editor, Med. Monograph; prof, 
diseases nose, throat, and chest, Kan. 
Med. Coll., since 1892 ; mem. Am. Med. 
Assn.; sec. Kan. Med. Soc, 1896-1903; 
mem. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. Office : 
625 Kan. Ave. 

M. 

Magee, Robert S. — Oculist and aur- 
ist ; born. Western, Pa., Aug. 27, 1861 ; 
son of J. R. and Martha (Sproule) M. ; 



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married Gertie L. Easter, Burlingame, 
Kan., 1890; taught school, Olathe, 2 
years, and Winchester, 7 years ; attended 
St, Louis Med. Coll., 2 years ; graduated, 
K. C. Med. Coll., '90; to Kan., Dec, 
1868; to Topeka, 1890; has been in prac- 
tice here since then; ex-pres., Topeka 
Acad, of Med. and Surg.; mem. Am. 
Med. Assn. ; Kan. Med. Soc, and Shaw- 
nee Co. Med. Soc. ; prof, pathology, Kan. 
Med. Coll. ; firm, Minney, Magee & Min- 
ney, oculists and aurists, A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy., and C. R. I. & P. Rwy. Office: 
634 Kan. Ave. 

Majors, A. A. — Born, Iowa, Nov. 
18, 1840; educated, Fairfield (Iowa) 
Acad.; soldier, 4th Iowa cav., 1862-65; 
has been in real estate business for last 
18 years; to Crawford Co., Kan., 1872; 
to Topeka, 1890. Office: 821 Kan. Ave. 

Mallory, Frank Elmer. — P a s t o r. 
Third Christian church ; born, June 4, 
1865, Franklin, Pa.; son of Russel and 
Elizabeth (Shearer) M. ; received com- 
mon and high school education, Jewell 
Co., Kan.; married Mary Gladfelter, 
Aug. 12, 1884; taught school, 3 years; 
barber, 9 years ; gen. sec, Y. M. C. A., 
Atchison; to Topeka, 1893, as pastor 
Third Christian church ; pres. bd. of edu- 
cation since 1902. Res.: 1307 E. 6th. 

Manson, Malcolm. — General fore- 
man, car dept., Topeka, A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy.; born, Scotland, Jan. 7, 1852; son 
of Alexander and Margaret (Green) 
M.; received common and high school 
education ; married, St. Louis, Mo., 
1883, to Catherine McTavish, who died, 
Aug. 14, 1890; learned carpentry trade 
in Scotland; to Am., 1880; worked for 
Pullman Co., St. Louis, 10 years, and 
Chicago, 3 years ; foreman, car dept., N. 
Y., New Haven & Hartford R. R., New 
York, 3 months, and Boston, 6 months; 
foreman of construction. New Haven, 



Conn,, 9 months ; has been in present po- 
sition since 1894. Res.: 1107 Monroe. 

Manspeaker, W. W. — Born, Bedford, 
Pa., June 3, 1854; son of WilHam and 
Catherine (Radebaugh) M. ; received 
common and high school education ; mar- 
ried Teresa Brown, May i, 1870; k 
learned tinner's trade; was shopmate of j 
B. M. and J. M. Davies ; to Topeka, first, 
1866 ; Manspeaker & Davies, grocers and 
lumber dealers, 1874-78; Manspeaker, 
grocer, 1878-90; resident of Los Angeles, 
Calif., I year; W. W. Manspeaker Mer- 
cantile Co.; Manspeaker & Henderson, 
real estate dealers; now pres. and treas., 
Central Sash & Door Co. ; dir. of Mer- 
chants Nat. Bank since organization. 
Office: 819 Kan. Ave. 

Marsh, Benjamin F. E. — Chief clerk, 
gen. freight dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; 1 
born, Topeka, June 25, 1869; son of Wil- 1 
Ham T. and Nancy (Poague) M. ; ed- 
ucated, Topeka public schools, and To- 
peka High School, I year ; married Mary 
Engle, Topeka, April 20, 1897; office 
boy, freight auditor's dept., Dec. 16, 
1886; rate clerk, 1889-94; tariff clerk, 
gen. freight dept., 1894- July, 1904 ; pres- 
ent position since July 15, 1904. Res.: 
107 E. nth. 

Marshall, J. B, — Born, England, Feb. 
2, 1850; son of J. and AHce (Bromell) 
M. ; educated in English private schools ; 
married Hilda Falk, Topeka, 1872; to 
Topeka, Aug., 1871 ; contractor until 
elected register of deeds, 1902 ; re-elect- 
ed, 1904; organized Marshall's Band, 
1883, and has been its director ever since. 
Office: Shawnee Co, Court House. 

Marshall, John C— Born, Beaver 
Co., Pa., Nov. 6, 1859; son of Hugh and 
Martha (Crawford) M.; graduated, 
Westminister Acad.; married Martha 
Godwin, Oct. 19, 1898; worked in dry 
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87; civil engineer on U. P. R. R., K. 
C, I year; bookkeeper, W. W. Curdy 
Dry Goods Co. ; clerk, Palace Clothing 
Co., 10 years ; Robinson, Marshall & Co., 
organized Sept., 1899. Store: 701-03 
Kan. Ave. 

Marshall, Joseph. — Born, Limerick, 
Ireland, June i, 1849; son of Henry and 
Margaret (Higgins) M.; married Alice 
B. Lawless, Dayton, Ohio, Jan., 1877; 
to Am., April 16, 1865; learned carpen- 
try trade, Indianapolis, Ind. ; studied un- 
der R. P. Daggett, architect; first to in- 
itiate discovered gas in Indianapolis ; to 
Topeka, 1886; asst. state architect, 
1897-98; work confined mostly to church, 
school, and academy buildings ; architect, 
5 big buildings of De Pauw Univ. Of- 
fice : 115 W. 5th. 

Martin, George W. — Born, Holli- 
daysburg, Pa., June 30, 1841 ; to Doug- 
las Co., Kansas, with parents, April, 
1857; worked 2 years for the Union and 
Kansas National Democrat, Lecompton; 
established Junction City Union, 1861 ; 
post master. Junction City, Jan. i, 1865, 
to Oct. I, 1865; register of the land of- 
fice, April, 1865, to Dec, 1866; asst. 
assessor, internal revenue, dist. from 
Manhattan to west line of state, 1867-68; 
apptd. register of land office by Pres. 
Grant, 1869; served until 1871 ; elected 
state printer, 1873, '75, '77, and '79; grand 
master Odd Fellows, 1872-73; mem. 
Kan. Legislature, Gray Co., 1883 ; mayor. 
Junction City, 1883-84; became editor, 
Gazette, Kansas City, Kan., 1888; re- 
ceived 122 votes for nomination for gov- 
ernor. Rep state convention, 1894; has 
been sec. Kansas State Historical Society 
since 1899. Office: State Capitol. 

Martin, Jacob H. — Born, Germany, 
Oct. 21, 1854; son of John and Mar- 
garet (Cust) M. ; worked in furniture 
store, Le Mars, Iowa, 8 years ; proprietor 



furniture store, 6 years; on farm, 4 
years; proprietor French Bakery since 
1900. Store: 823 Kan. Ave. 

Martin, John. — Born, Wilson Co., 
Tenn., Nov. 12, 1833; son of Matt and 
Mary A. (Penn) M.; married Caroline 
Clements, Nov. 12, i860; worked on 
farm until 18 years old; clerked in stores 
and studied law; to Kansas, 1855; ^O" 
cated at Tecumseh, April 8, 1855; asst. 
clerk first Territorial Legislature, 1855; 
CO. clerk and register of deeds, Shaw- 
nee, 1855-57; admitted to bar, 1856; 
post master, Tecumseh, 1857-58; co. 
atty., Shawnee, 1858-59; deputy U. S. 
atty., 1859-61 ; to Topeka, 1861 ; lawyer; 
mem. Kan. Legislature, 1874-75; judge, 
3d dist., 1883; U. S. senator, 1893-95, 
to fill unexpired term of Senator Plumb 
(deceased) ; clerk, supreme court, Kan., 
1897-1900; chmn., Dem. State Central 
Committee, 1870-84; atty. at law. Of- 
fice: 702 Kan. Ave, 

Martin, Samuel E., M. D. — Born, 
Greenville, Pa., June 18, 1826; son of 
John M. and Mary (Cowan) M. ; re- 
ceived academic education and graduat- 
ed. Eclectic Med. Institute, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, 1852; married Maria Merrell, 
April 17, 1856, Cincinnati; to Lawrence, 
Nov. 27, 1854; to Topeka, Dec. 25, 1854; 
present at birth of Topeka Zimmerman, 
first child born within city limits, June, 
1855 ; is the oldest doctor settler in To- 
peka; ex-pres. and ex-treas., Kan. State 
Med. Soc. ; is still engaged in practice 
of medicine. Res.: 518 Topeka Ave. 

Martin, William. — Born, Guernsey- 
Co., Ohio, June, 1855 » son of Jonathan 
and Isabelle (Carlisle) M. ; married 
Lizzie Elliott, Topeka, 1883 ; to Topeka, 
1877; has been a merchant in Topeka for 
25 years; W. R. Martin & Co., carpet 
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Martin, W. G., M. D.— Born, Mc- 
Connellsville, Ohio, Oct. i8, 1856; son 
of John and Mary (Smith) M. ; educat- 
ed, Oberlin Coll., Ohio, Rush Med. Coll., 
M. D., '88, N. Y. Post Graduate Med. 
Coll. and Hosp., 1895, Manhattan Eye 
and Ear Hosp., N. Y., 1895, Ophthalmic 
and Aural Institute, N. Y., 1901, and 
N. Y. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat In- 
firmary, 1901 ; post graduate work, also, 
in Scotland, Austria, and Germany, 1901- 
02; clinical asst., The Royal Ophthalmic 
Hosp., London, England, i year ; clinical 
asst., London Central Ear, Nose, and 
Throat Hosp., 7 months; practiced, Jef- 
ferson Co., Kan., 13 years; to Kansas, 
1880; to Topeka, 1903, and has been in 
practice here since then. Office : 821 
Kan. Ave. 

Mason, Henry F. — Born, Racine, 
Wis., Feb. 17, i860; son of Lemuel B. 
and Lucy (Cole) M. ; educated, Univ. of 
Wis., 4 years; married Elizabeth Wil- 
kinson, Nov. 26, 1891 ; newspaper work. 
Black River Falls, Wis., 1881-86; to 
Kansas, 1886; city atty., Garden City, 
1887-89; CO. atty., Finney Co., 1889-93; 
mem. Kan. Legislature, 1900-01 ; chmn., 
judiciary committee, 1901 ; practiced law. 
Garden City, 1886-1903; now justice 
supreme court, Kansas; lecturer, insur- 
ance, Washburn Law School. Office : 
State Capitol. 

Massey, Minnie A., M. D. — Born, 
Summer Hill., 111., Sept. 25, 1869; 
daughter of Heman and Susan E. (Con- 
yers) Peters; graduated, Kan. Med. Coll., 
M. D., 1903; married (see husband's 
biography) ; taught school in Illinois, 
1887-93 ; to Topeka, 1893 ; has been prac- 
ticing here since graduation ; medical ex- 
aminer for a number of lodges. Res. : 
808 E. 4th. 

Massey, Robert E., M. D.— Born, 
Triadelphia, Ohio, Oct. 13, 1861 ; son 



of Henry and Ann Matilda (Dolson) 
M.; graduated, Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., 
'98; married Minnie A. Peters, Topeka, 
June 13, 1899; to Topeka, 1896; has 
been practicing here since 1898; mem. 
Nat. Eclectic Med. Assn., and Kan. Ec- 
lectic Med. Assn. Res.: 808 E. 4th. 

Mattern, W. J.— Born, Berks Co., 
Pa., Nov. 6, 1853 ; served apprenticeship 
in marble and granite works of Penn- 
sylvania ; to Topeka, 1882 ; worked for 
J. W. Stout & Co. ; has been in monu- 
ment business here since 1890. Office: 
522 N. Kan. Ave. 

Matthews, George H. — Born, Or- 
leans Co., N. Y., Oct. 12, 1861 ; son of 
Richard and Elizabeth (Shipp) M. ; re- 
ceived high school and business college 
education ; 1882, acct. for mfg. co. of 
stoves, Leavenworth, Kan. ; shoe busi- 
ness, alone, 11 years; Matthews & 
Drechsel, shoe dealers, since 1900; ex- 
mem, bd. of education ; married Ida Gor- 
don, Leavenworth, Kan., April 21, 1885. 
Store : 634 Kan. Ave. 

Meade, J. M. — Engineer, eastern grand 
division, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; bom, Va., 
Nov. I, 1853; son of John (nephew of 
Bishop Wm. Meade of Va.) and Eliza- 
beth (Holmes) M.; graduated, Shenan- 
doah Valley Coll., 1871 ; married Emily 
Ward, Topeka, Nov. 12, 1879; engineer 
work, B. & O. R. R., 1872 ; engineer, 
Cincinnati Southern R. R., 1873-76; has 
been in present position since 1876; pres.. 
Sons of Am. Revolution, since 1902; 
sec, Bethany Coll. Res. : Crane and 
Western. 

Menninger, Charles F., M. D. — Born, 
Tell City, Ind., July 11, 1862; son of 
August and Katherine (Schmidberger) 
M. ; married Flo V. Knisely, Holton, 
Kan., Jan. 15, 1885; educated. Central 
Normal Coll., Danville, Ind., B. S., 
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and Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., 
]\I. D., '89; deputy clerk and co. clerk, 
Perry Co., Ind., 6 years; prof, physical 
science, Campbell Univ., 5 years ; mem. 
Kan. Homeo. Med. Soc, Southern 
Plomeo. Med. Assn., Mo. Institute of 
Homeo., and Am. Institute of Homeo. ; 
mem. staff of Christ's Hosp., and pres., 
Topeka Bd. of Health ; dir., Capitol Bldg. 
and Loan Assn., and Topeka Free Pub- 
lic Library. Office : y2y Kan. Ave. 

Menninger, Flo V. — Born, Pa., April 
18, 1863; daughter of Samuel and 
Amanda Heikes Knisely; graduated, 
Campbell Univ., Holton, Kan. ; married 
Dr. C. F. Menninger, Jan. 15, 1885, Hol- 
ton, Kan. ; taught country and city 
schools, 10 years ; taught, Campbell 
Univ., 2 years; instructor in county in- 
stitutes ; sec, State Teachers' Assn., 
1890; began teaching Bible classes over 
8 years ago; now has three classes, one 
for young ladies, two for married 
women; to Kansas, 1879; ^o Topeka, 
1886. Res.: 125 1 Topeka Ave. 

Merriam, C. B. — Born, Johnson, Vt., 
Nov. 15, 1870; son of E. B. and Sarah 
(Dillingham) M. ; graduated, Wash- 
burn Coll., '90; married Marguerite 
Bradley, July i, 1896, Topeka; has 
been treas., Merriam Mortgage Co., for 
over 14 years; now sec, also; dir., To- 
peka Free Public Library. Office: 
Columbian Bldg, 

Merriam, E. B. — Born, Johnson, Vt., 
1835; son of Samuel and Hannah 
(French) M. ; received common and 
academic education ; married Sarah Dil- 
lingham, Randolph, Vt., Jan. 25, 1859; 
a merchant, Vt., 35 years; to Topeka, 
1889; with T. E. Bowman & Co., 9 
years ; pres., Merriam Mortgage Co., for 
last 3 years. Office : Columbian Bldg. 

Merriam, Frank D. — Born, Johnson, 
Vt., Oct. 19, 1865; son of E. B. and 



Sarah (Dillingham) M. ; educated, St. 
Johnsburg Acad., and K. U., LL. B., 
'90; atty., T. E. Bowman & Co., 5 years; 
practiced law, 3 years ; v. pres., Merriam 
Mortgage Co., since 1902. Office: Co- 
lumbian Bldg. 

Merrick, R. G. — Division freight agt., 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Manteno, 111., 
March 13, 1870; son of L. B. and S. J. 
(Harsch) M. ; received common school 
and business college education; married 
Trissa Greenwood, Topeka, 1898; be- 
gan work, clerk, gen. freight office, 
1890; apptd. division freight agt., July 
15, 1904. Res.: 1301 Harrison. 

Merrick, Wallace B. — Born, Kanka- 
kee Co., 111., March 12, i860; son of 
Lyman B. and Sarah (Harsch) M. ; mar- 
ried Jennie T. Collins, El Paso, Texas, 
1892; mercantile business. El Paso, 10 
years; alderman. El Paso, 2 years; life 
ins. business, 10 years ; mgr. agents, 111. 
Life. Ins. Co., N. E. Kan., since 1903. 
Office : Real Estate Bldg. 

Miller, H. L.— Born, Hope, Ind., 
June 16, 1873; son of L. F. and Fannie 
(Hilligoss) M.; educated, Kan. State 
Normal, 1895-97, and Univ. of Kan., A. 
B., 1902; married Winifred Vanderpool, 
Topeka, June, 1904; to Kansas, 1875; 
teacher in district schools, 1891-95; prin- 
cipal of schools, Nortonville, Kan., 1898- 
1901 ; teacher, Topeka High School, 
Sept., 1902- April 10, 1904; principal, To- 
peka High School since then ; 1903, pres., 
N. E. Kan. Teachers' Assn. ; mem. Phi 
Beta Kappa. Office : 8th and Harrison. 

Miller, Joseph D. — Born, Summit 
Co., Ohio, May 19, 1843 5 son of R. and 
A. (Darrow) M. ; married Annie Lantz, 
1869 ; to Topeka, 1877 ; has been engaged 
in real estate business here since 1879. 
Office: 600 Kan. Ave. 

Miller, W. I. — Began lumber busi- 
ness at Abilene, Kan., 1883 ; was en- 



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gaged in lumber business there until 
1889; to Topeka, 1889; Brooks & Miller 
Lumber Co., to 1895; since 1895, W. I. 
Miller Lumber Co.; owner of various 
branch lumber stores. Office: 213 E. 
6th. 

Miller, W. S. — Born, Williamstown, 
Ohio, March 16, 1858; son of Dr. A. 
J. and Samantha (Woods) M. ; married 
Emma Shoenberger, Jewell City, Kan., 
March 30, 1883 ; to Kansas, 1882; to To- 
peka, 1896; has been a druggist here 
since 1896; interested in the oil busi- 
ness. Store: 6th and Topeka Ave. 

Millice, George R.— Born, Ind., 1847; 
son of Nelson and Evelyn M. ; received 
common school education. Wis. ; mar- 
ried LilHe Saxton, Wis., 1872; in car- 
riage business, Wis., 10 years; to To- 
peka, 1880; in mercantile business; 
started in the foundry business, 18 years 
ago, and has been in it ever since; Mil- 
lice & Holcomb, proprietors, Topeka 
Foundry. Office: 318 Jackson. 

Mills, A. M.— Born, Howell, Mich., 
Aug. 12, 1867; son of H. H. and Isa- 
belle (McPherson) M. ; married Emma 
White, 1901, Topeka ; clerk, H. H. Mills 
& Son, 6 years; jr. partner, H. H. Mills 
& Son ; Mills Dry Goods Co., since 1896 ; 
V. pres. Store : 721-23 Kan. Ave. 

Mills, W. W.— Pres., Mills Dry 
Goods Co. ; ex-pres., Topeka Commercial 
Club; V. pres., Merchants Nat. Bank. 
Store: 721-23 Kan. Ave. 

Millspaugh, F. R. — Bishop of Epis- 
copal Diocese of Kan. ; born, Nichols, N. 
Y., April 12, 1848; son of Cornelius M. 
and E. R. M.; educated in a parish 
school under Rev. J. Lloyd Breck, 
Shattuck Hall, '69, and Seabury Divinity 
School, B. D., 'y2, and D. D., '95; mar- 
ried Mary McPherson Clarkson, daugh- 
ter of Bishop Clarkson of Neb. ; 1873, 
deacon, by Bishop Whipple, Faribault, 



Minn. ; ordained to priesthood by Bishop 
Whipple, 1874; first charge included 
Duluth and Brainerd; 1876-1886, dean, 
Omaha cathedral, and pres., Standing 
Committee of Diocese of Neb.; 1886, 
rector, St. Paul's church, Minneapolis, 
Minn. ; held, also, various offices while 
rector there; 1894, dean, Grace Cathe- 
dral, Topeka; bishop, since death of 
Bishop Thomas, Sept., 1895; pres., Coll. 
of the Sisters of Bethany. Res. : Beth- 
any College Grounds. 

Miner, E. G. — Born, Stonington, 
Conn., Sept. 12, 1848; son of Elias A. 
and Eunice C. M. ; married Myra Hol- 
comb, Topeka, 1890; early part of life 
spent on sea ; employed. Providence and 
Stonington Steamship Co., 14 years ; to 
Topeka, 1889, and has been in printing 
business here ever since. Office : 107 
W. 6th. 

Miner, H. C, M. D. — Born, Cayuga, 
N. Y., June 28, 1842; son of Horace and 
Hannah (Smith) M. ; educated, Chicago 
Med. Coll., M. D., '75; married Alice 
M. Keating, 1879; taught school, 3 years, 
in Indiana; practiced medicine, Indiana, 
6 years, and Hiawatha, Kan., 7 years ; to 
Topeka, 1878, and has been practicing 
here ever since ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., 
Shawnee Co. Med. Soc, and State Med. 
Soc. Office: 827 N. Kan. Ave. 

Minney, George M. — Born near Par- 
kerville, Morris Co., Kan., Aug. 24, 
1872 ; son of John and Elizabeth J. 
(Wilson) M.; educated, Topeka High 
School, 3 years, and Kan. Med. Coll., 
M. D., 1903 ; married Myrtle Ellis, May 
16, 1904; to Topeka, 1885; since March 
I, 1904, mem. firm Minney, Magee, & 
Minney, oculists and aurists; treas., 
Kan. Med. Coll. Alumni Assn. ; capt. and 
asst. surg., arty, battalion, K. N. G. Of- 
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Minney, John E. — Oculist and aurist ; 
born, Rinards Mills, Ohio, March 14, 
1846; son of Thomas and Cynthia (Rin- 
ard) M. ; educated, Muskingum Coll., 
A. M., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., K. C, 
Mo., M. D., '80, and post graduate work, 
Chicago and N. Y., 6 years ; married 
Elizabeth J. Wilson, Marietta, Ohio, 
Sept. 13, 1869; taught school, Ohio, 4 
years ; to Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 27, 
1870; taught school, Jefferson Co., 3 
terms ; supt. of schools, Parkerville, 2 
years ; co. supt., Morris, 4 years ; dean, 
Kan. Med. Coll., 1889, to resignation, 
April, 1904; prof, ophthalmology and 
otology since organization ; mem. Am. 
Med. Assn., Kan. Med. Soc, Shawnee 
Med. Soc, and Railway Surgeons' 
Assn. ; editor-in-chief, Kan. Med. Jour- 
nal, 1889-93; firm, Minney, Magee & 
Minney, oculists and aurists. A, T. & S. 
F. Rwy., and C. R. I. & P. R. R. Of- 
fice : 634 Kan. Ave. 

Mitchell, F. G. — Born, Isle of 
Wight, England, April 19, 1858; son 
of George and Elizabeth (Barnard) M.; 
to Am., 1871 ; clerk, large dry goods co., 
Quincy, 111., 2 years; decorator's trade, 

5 years ; gen. sec, Y. M. C. A., Junc- 
tion City, Kan., 2 years; asst. state Y. 
M. C. A. sec, 2 years ; city mission work, 
K. C, 4 years; ordained, K. C, 1893; 
pastor, Netawaka, Kan., 4 years ; to To- 
peka, 1901 ; religious work sec. of Y. 
M. C. A., since March, 1901. Res. : 1109 
Huntoon. 

Mitchell, John F. — Ticket auditor, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Indianapolis, 
Ind., Sept. 3, 1852; son of George and 
Sarah E. (Peck) M. ; educated, Christian 
Bros'. Business Coll., and Univ. of Mo., 
in jr. year; married Nellie Pickett, Ga- 
lena, 1882; clerk, auditor's dept., M. K. 

6 T. R. R., Sedalia, Mo., 1871 ; mining 
business, Galena, Kan., 1877-83 ; began 



clerk, ticket auditor's dept., A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy., 1883; then chief clerk; pres- 
ent position, since July i, 1902; to Kan- 
sas, 1866; to Topeka, 1883. Res.: 1200 
Fillmore. 

Moeser, Charles P. — Born, Topeka, 
Dec 16, 1866; son of Philip and Caro- 
line (Blumm) M. ; educated, Washburn 
Coll. ; married Edna Overton, Topeka, 
1893 ; became an engineer for Moeser 
Ice Plant in the nineties ; became a mem. 
of Moeser Ice Co., 1896; was one of the 
proprietors of the ice plant until it was 
sold, 1903 ; now one of five partners of 
T. F. Seymour & Co. Res.: 105 Wes- 
tern Ave. 

Moeser, William. — Born, Chicago, 
111., Nov. 25, 1862; son of Philip and 
Caroline (Blumm) M. ; the Moesers 
came to Kansas, 1862 ; William was ed- 
ucated. Pond's Business Coll. ; married 
Pauline Shroder, Topeka, 1888; with 
father established Moeser Ice Co., 1889; 
was one of the members of the company 
until 1903, when the ice plant was sold; 
now one of five partners of T. F. Sey- 
mour & Co. Res.: 811 W. 6th. 

Mohler, J. C— Asst. sec. State Bd. 
of Agriculture ; bom, Osborne Co., Kan., 
April 7, 1873 ; son of Martin and Lu- 
cina (Hoover) M. ; attended Washburn 
Acad., 2 years; married Ruth McClin- 
tock, Topeka, 1901 ; asst. clerk and 
stenographer, sec Bd. of Agrl., 1892- 
1901 ; asst. sec. since 1901 ; correspondent 
for various farm journals ; auditor, Kan. 
State Temperance Union. Res. : 1224 
Fillmore. 

Monaghan, P. J. — Born, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, 1859; son of William and Mary 
E. (Kelly) M.; educated, St. Mary's 
Coll., Kan.; married Nellie A. McMul- 
len, Topeka, Sept. 23, 1891 ; to Potta- 
watomie Co., Kan., 1871 ; taught school, 
7 years; to Topeka, 1886; cashier of Nat. 



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Mortgage & Debenture Co., 5 years; in 
auditing dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 2 
years ; became mgr., Southwestern Fuel 
Co., Jan., 1892; now asst. treas. and 
mgr. ; also one of stockholders of the 
company. Office: 734 Kan. Ave. 

Moneypenny, J. L. — Born, Lewis 
Co., West Va., June 28, 1862; son of N. 
B. and Jane (Bankhead) M.; married 
Mary Cheuvront, Lewis Co., W. Va., 
1886; farmed in W. Va., up to 1890; 
in cattle business, 12 years; to Topeka, 
1902; Griggs & Monneypenny, dealers 
in hardware, implements, and buggies, 
since 1902; dir.. Keystone Oil Co., and 
interested in oil stock, W. Va. Store : 
206-08 W. 6th. 

Monical, Curtis. — Chief clerk, supt. 
eastern division, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; 
born, Morgan, Ind., Sept. 10, 1867; son 
of James and Eliza (Marker) M. ; mar- 
ried Lura Kitching, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 
1894 ; on section work trains, 2 years ; 
worked, bridge and building dept., D. 
& R. G. R.^., I year; station service, 
various places, i year ; engineering dept., 
Santa Fe Rwy., various positions to chief 
clerkship, 5% years; bill and voucher 
clerk, supt's office, i year; present posi- 
tion, since 1901. Res.: 321 Harrison. 

Monroe, Lee. — Lawyer; born, War- 
ren Co., Pa., Oct. 2y, 1857 ; son of Cyrus 
and Ruth (Woodin) M. ; educated, Mt. 
Union Coll., A. B., '80, and A. M., '82 ; 
married Lilla Moore, March 19, 1885; 
admitted to bar, 1883; to Wa-Keeney, 
Kan., Oct., 1883; register U. S. Land 
Office, Wa-Keeney, 1889-93 ! judge 23d 
dist. court, 1895-Jan., 1903; to Topeka, 
1903; in practice alone until Aug. i, 
1904, since which time, Monroe & 
Schoch; lecturer, irrigation and public 
lands, Washburn Law School. Office: 
623 Kan. Ave. 



Montgomery, F. C. — Born, Maquo- 
keta, Iowa, Feb. 10, 1856; son of W. 
P. and Sarah (Hall) M. ; educated, 
Univ. of Kan., 5 years, including 
academic course; married May M. Mil- 
ner; to Lecompton, Kan., 1857; editor 
and publisher. Hays (City, Kan.) Sen- 
tinel, 1873-81 ; editor in chief, Tacoma 
(Wash.) Ledger, i year; state printer, 
Wash. Ty., 1884; founder, and editor 
and publisher, Seattle Times, 5 years ; 
again editor and publisher. Hays Sen- 
tinel, 1888-94; to Topeka, 1894; with 
T. A. McNeal, edited and published Kan- 
sas Breeze, i year; Kan. correspondent, 
K. C. Journal, 1894-96; associate ed- 
itor, since 1896. Office: Central Nat. 
Bank Bldg. 

Moon, John E. — Born, Leesburg, 
Ind., March 13, 1846; at age of 18, en- 
listed in Co. C, 138th Ind, vol. inf. ; was 
apptd. First Duty Sergt. ; at expiration 
of term of service, re-enlisted, Feb., 1865, 
Co. B., 151 Ind. vols.; mustered out, 
Sept., 1865, with rank of ist lieut. ; mar- 
ried, April, 1867, to Malvina K. Price; 
to Kan., June, 1867; farmed near 
Waveland Postoffice until 1871 ; in drug 
trade until 1876; elected co. clerk, Brown, 
1879; re-elected, 1883; elected city 
treas., Hiawatha, 1881, and re-elected as 
long as living there; treas.. Brown Co. 
Agrl. Soc, 1881-92; became sec, Kansas 
Mutual Life Ins. Co., Jan., 1882; to To- 
peka, May, 1892; continued as sec, Kan- 
sas Mutual Life Ins. Co., until 1902; 
now mgr.. Monarch Supply Co. ; pres,, 
Monarch Consolidated Gold & Copper 
Mining & Smelting Co. of Boulder, 
Colo. Office: 521 Kan. Ave. 

Mooney, Edward L. — Chief clerk, 
freight auditor's dept., A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy.; born, Freeport, 111., Oct. 17, 1857; 
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cation ; married Margaret Sheedy, To- 
peka, 1885; ^gt. and ticket agt., Chicago, 
Burlington & Quincy R. R., Mt. Morris, 
111., 1878; relief agt., various parts, 
Kansas, Santa Fe Rwy., May, 1880; 
route agt., Wells, Fargo Express Co., 
July, 1881 ; traveling auditor, 1883 ; pres- 
ent position, since June, 1900; ist v. 
pres., Coughlin Hardware Co. Res. : y22 
Topeka Ave. 

Moore, A. W. — Born, Meadville, Pa., 
June 29, 1826; son of George and Rox- 
anna (Morehouse) M.; married Helen 
Heath, Fond du Lac, Wis., April 21, 
1875 ; to Kansas, fall of 1854 ; to Topeka, 
March, 1855; printer, editor, and pub- 
lisher, Jackson County News, Holton, 
1870-74, Dodge City Messenger, 1874- 
75, and Harvey County News, 1875-79; 
since then has worked in different ca- 
pacities and places at printing trade ; was 
engaged in early Free-State struggles ; 
commercial job printer. Res. : 935 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Moore, P. C. — Born, Ohio, 1852; son 
of James and Rebecca (McFarland) 
M. ; received common school and busi- 
ness college education ; grocery and com- 
mission business, Indianapolis, Ind., 6 
years ; stock business, Anderson Co., 
Kan., 6 years; to Kansas, 1881 ; to To- 
peka, 1887; has been in real estate busi- 
ness here for over 14 years. Office : 420 
Kan. Ave. 

Moore, Ralph F. — Born near Topeka, 
Oct. 4, 1873; son of L. W. and Edith 
(Ayles) M.; clerk Kellam Book Co., 10 
years; Moore Book & Stationary Co., 
1898; consolidated with Hall Lithograph- 
ing Co., Oct. I, 1901 ; now v. pres. and 
mgr.. Hall Stationary Co. Office: 623 
Kan. Ave. 

Moore, James. — Paymaster, A. T. & 
S. F. Rwy. ; born, Ireland, Aug. 27, 
1848; son of David and Elizabeth 



(Young) M.; married Annie Louise 
Belcher; clerk, dry goods store, i year; 
plumbing and gas business, 2i/^ years; 
mfr. jewelry, 7 years, in N. Y. ; mfr. 
jewelry, Leavenworth, Kan., March 27, 
1 869- June 29, 1871 ; to Topeka, June, 
1871 ; began to work for Santa Fe Rwy., 
July 13, 1871 ; has been paymaster, since 
1872 ; signs about 24,000 checks a month ; 
one of first members, Modoc Club. Res. : 
1258 Topeka Ave. 

Morehouse, R. H. — Born, Vincennes, 
Ind., Jan. 31, 1865; son of H. and La- 
vinia (Stone) M.; married Susie Bur- 
ris, Council Grove, Kan., 1894; jeweler 
and proprietor of a music store. Council 
Grove, 11 years; with D. D. Williams, 
jeweler, Emporia, 3 years; local watch 
inspector, Santa Fe Rwy., since 1902; 
jeweler; to Kansas, 1872. Store: 510 
E. 4th. 

Morgan, Harrison S. — Born, Essex, 
Conn., Aug. 19, 1867; son of H. S. and 
Eviline H. (Pratt) M.; married Mar- 
garet Mulvane, Topeka, Jan. 12, 1898; 
grocery clerk, 1884-88; br '- clerk, 1888- 
92 ; clerk, Chicago Gas, Light & Coke 
Co., 1892-94; sec. Equitable Gas, Light 
& Coke Co., Chicago, 1894-96; sec. 
Excelsior Coke & Gas Co., Topeka, 1896- 
1902 ; now asst. sec, Shawnee Fire Ins. 
Co., Topeka ; treas., Y. M. C. A. Res. : 
1335 Harrison, 

Morgan, Joseph Elias. — Born, Essex, 
Conn., March 21, 1870; son of Harrison 
and Eviline H. (Pratt) M.; educated, 
Mt. Hermon School, Mass., 1886-90, 
Yale Coll., A, B., '94, and Yale Law 
School, 1894-95 ; married Ina B. Crist, 
Emporia, Kan., Nov. 7, 1903 ; to To- 
peka, Feb., 1896; has been with Ex- 
celsior Coke & Gas Co., since that time; 
cashier. Excelsior Coke & Gas Co. Of- 
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WHO'S WHO IN TOPEKA. 



Morns, Fred O. — Born, Ellis Co., 
Kan., Sept. 14, 1874; son of George H. 
and Frances M. (Saunders) M. ; edu- 
cated, Topeka High School; married 
Sarah Atkinson, Sept. 10, 1895; to To- 
peka, 1885 ; worked for Collisi & Co., 
groceries, 1886-90; in Santa Fe shops, 
1890-91 ; with Green & Kale, grocers, 
1892-94; established grocery business 
with C. K. Myers, Sept., 1900. Store: 
900 N. Kan. Ave. 

Morris, John N. H.— Pastor, St. 
Mark's A. M. E. church; born, Simpson 
Co., Ky., June 23, 1858; married Mary 
Coleman, Aug. 17, 1882; mem. Kan. 
Conference, A. M. E. church; to Kan- 
sas, 1879; to Topeka, Oct. i, 1904. Res.: 
805 N. Harrison. 

Morrow, O. S. — Born, Martinsburg, 
Ohio, May 5, 1854; son of William J. 
and Joanna (Easter) M.; educated, 
Lincoln Coll., Mo., A. M., 'yj, and 
Xenia Theological Sem., B. D., '80; mar- 
ried Mary L. Criswell, Bloomington, 
III., April 20, 1881 ; pastor. United Pres- 
byterian church, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1883- 
90; pastor, Lincoln, Neb., 1890-93; to 
Topeka, 1893 ; editor and mgr., Kansas 
Children's Home Finder, since 1896; 
state supt., Kansas Children's Home Soc. 
Office : 621 Kan. Ave. 

Mudge, Henry U. — Gen. mgr., A. T. 
& S. F. Rwy. Co. ; born, Minden, Mich., 
June, 1856; to Kansas, 1871 ; began work 
with Santa Fe as water boy, 1872; la- 
borer; telegraph operator; brakeman ; 
conductor ; roadmaster ; trainmaster ; 
supt., Rio Grande division; supt., west- 
ern division; gen. supt., western grand 
division ; to Topeka, June, 1894, as gen. 
supt., eastern grand division; became 
gen. supt. of both grand divisions, 1895 ; 
made gen. mgr., Jan., 1900. Res. : 1257 
Topeka Ave. 



Mull, Noah W. — Born, Spencer 
Town, Ind., Oct. 17, 1859; son of John 
A. and Mary (Hooper) M. ; married 
Dora Baughman, Independence, Kan., 
June 10, 1886; learned carpentry trade, 
Indiana; to Independence, Kan., P884; 
worked for contractors, Independence, 
and Salina; to Topeka, March, 1888; 
coach dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. shops, 
3 years; with J. Keener, contractor, 3I/2 
years; with N. E. Keller, contractor, 5 
years; alone as contractor and builder, 
since 1901. Office: 124 W. 8th. 

Mulvane, D. A. — Born, Ohio, Dec. 
25, 1843 ; son of David and Mary (Ross) 
M. ; married Gertrude Brown, Ohio, 
Sept., 1866; soldier. Civil War, 4 years; 
hardware business, 1 1 years ; lumber, 
grain, hardware, cattle, and ranching 
business since coming to Topeka, 1881 ; 
now in cattle and ranching business. Of- 
fice : Bank of Topeka Bldg. 

Mulvane, David W. — Born, Prince- 
ton, 111., Jan. 4, 1863 ; son of Joab and 
Sarah A. (Ross) M. ; educated, Wash- 
bum Coll., and Yale Univ., A. B., '85; 
engaged in railroad construction work; 
admitted to the bar, 1890; has been a 
lawyer, Topeka, ever since; Mulvane & 
Gault, lawyers ; has been a member of 
Republican Nat. Committee, since 1900; 
to Topeka, 1876. Office : Bank of To- 
peka Bldg. 

Mulvane, Guy J., M. D. — Born, New 
Comerstown, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1850; grad- 
uated. Coll. of Phys. and Surgs., Keo- 
kuk, Iowa, M. D., '78; took a course in 
Post Graduate Med School, Chicago, 
1896; married Josephine Hollis, Paris, 
111., 1875 ; practiced at Oakland, 111., un- 
til 1883 ; to Topeka, 1883 ; has been prac- 
ticing here ever since; surg., Topeka 
Rwy. Co. ; mem. staff, Christ's Hosp. ; 
sec, Topeka Bd. of U. S. Pension Exam- 
iners ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Kan. State 



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\Med. Soc, and Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. 
Office : 613 Kan. Ave. 

Mulvane, Joab. — Born, New Comers- 
town, Ohio, 1837; son of David and 
Mary (Ross) M. ; married Sarah A. 
Ross, near Limerick, Bureau Co., 111., 
1859; engaged in farming, dry goods 
business, and then hardware business ; 
mem. III. Legislature, 1873-74; to To- 
peka, May, 1876; has been engaged in 
many business undertakings here ever 
since; was pres., Chicago, Kansas & 
Western R. R. Co., 3 years; is now v. 
pres., and dir., Shawnee Fire Ins. Co. ; 
pres., Edison Electric Light & Power 
Co. ; pres., Kansas Town Co., and 
Quivera Town & Land Co. of Kansas ; 
dir., Bank of Topeka ; dir., Topeka Rwy. 
Co. ; V. pres., Salina Cement Plaster 
Co. ; dir. and mem. of executive bd., 
Chickasha Cotton Oil Co. Res.: 1135 
Topeka Ave. 

Mulvane, John R. — Born, New Com- 
erstown, Ohio, July 6, 1835; son of 
David and Mary (Ross) M. ; married 
Hattie N. Freeman, New Comerstown, 
July 16, 1857; at 17, went into his fath- 
er's country store; managed the busi- 
ness up to 1865; to Topeka, Aug., 1868; 
went into cattle and land business ; 
cashier, Topeka Bank and Savings In- 
stitution, 1870-84; became pres.. Bank of 
Topeka, 1884, and has been such ever 
since; prop., Topeka Daily Capital, 1895- 
99; pres.. Mo. and Kan. Telephone Co., 
1884-1903; dir., Chas. Wolff Packing 
Co., Arkansas Valley Town & Land Co., 
Continental Creamery Co., Topeka Rwy. 
Co. ; dir. and treas., Shawnee Fire Ins. 
Co. ; V. pres., Edison Electric Illuminat- 
ing Co. ; one of organizers, and trustee 
since organization, Christ's Hosp. ; mem. 
bd. of trustees, Washburn Coll. ; dir. and 
treas., Topeka Free Public Library, 
since organization. Res.: 315 E. 6th. 



Munn, L. H., M. D. — Born, Spring- 
field, Mass., Feb. 26, 1858; son of C. E. 
and Jennie (Davenport) M. ; educated, 
State Univ. of Iowa, M. D., '80, Bellevue 
Hosp. Med. Coll., N. Y., M. D., '82, 
and Med. School and Hosp., Chicago, 
post graduate work, '96; married Lillie 
Gordon; began practice in Topeka, 1882; 
div. surg., C. R. I. & P. Rwy.; consult- 
ing surg., A. T. & S. F. Hosp. Assn.; 
mem. surg. staff and treas., Stormont 
Hosp.; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Western 
Surg, and Gynecol. Assn., Shawnee Co. 
Med. Soc, Eastern Kan. Med. Soc, 
Kan. State Med. Soc, and Nat. Assn. 
of R. R. Surgeons. Office: 513 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Myers, Charles D. — Born, Ind., Sept. 
19, 1846; son of Joseph L. and L. Maria 
(Stewart) M.; married, first, Mary E. 
Silvers, 1868; second, Maggie C. Staples, 
Aug., 1883; to Kansas, 1865; to Topeka, 
1882 ; has been in real estate, insurance, 
and loan business here since 1882. Of- 
fice : 813 N. Kan. Ave. 

Myers, Charles K. — Born, Ottawa 
Co., Mo., March 11, 1877; son of John 
A. and B. K. M.; to Topeka, 1880; 
worked for Wm. Green & Sons, gro- 
cers; has been with F. O. Morns, in 
grocery business, since Sept., 1900. 
Store : 900 N. Kan. Ave. 

N. 

Neal, F. M. — Born in Ohio, June 27, 
1856; son of John C. and Thettie F. 
N. ; married, K. C, March 11, 1881, to 
Myra Thresher; to Topeka, 1890; start- 
ed in the flour, feed, and coal business, 
and has been in it ever since. Store: 
911 Kan. Ave. 

Neiswender, Clark. — Born, Silver 
Lake, Kan., Aug. 16, 1869 ; son of David 
F. and Caroline N. ; married Lyda Cut- 
birth, Silver Lake, Kan., Aug. 3, 1898; 



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taught school, 1891-99; sec. and treas., 
Arnold Drug Co., since 1899. Store: 
821 N. Kan. Ave. 

Neiswinter, H. J. — Asst. gen. fore- 
man, car dept., at Topeka, A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy. ; born, Wayne Co., Ohio, Aug. 
29, i860; son of Thomas and Susan 
(Trapp) N. ; married Clara Joy, Ellin- 
wood, Kan., 1889; to Valley Falls, Kan., 
1886; to Topeka, 1887; car repairer, car 
dept., 6 months ; truck and platform 
work, 2 years; foreman, truck and plat- 
form work, 12 years; present position, 
since June, 1902. Res. : 184 Oakland 
Avenue. 

Nellis, Carl W.— Born, Topeka, 
Kan., June 29, 1875 ; son of D. W. and 
Martha (Cochrane) N. ; graduated, To- 
peka High School, 1893; married Mary 
Lange, April 19, 1899, Topeka; clerk in 
father's office, 1893-96; since 1896, has 
been in fire, life, and accident ins. busi- 
ness with father. Office : Stormont Bldg. 

Nellis, D. W. — Born, Montgomery 
Co., N. Y., Sept. II, 1845; son of James 
and Mary Magdaline (Wert) N. ; mar- 
ried Martha J. Cochrane, Galesville, N. 
Y., May 17, 1870; to Topeka, April 4, 
1868; employee, Searle Bros., and also 
E. H. Blake, dealers in hardware, to 
1869; treas.. State Record, and deputy 
treas., Commonwealth, 1869-75; sec, 
Masonic Mutual Benefit Soc. of Kan., 
June, 1875-Jan., 1896; commenced insur- 
ance business, 1877; Nellis & McCune, 
1882-96; D. W. and C. W. Nellis, since 
1896 ; trustee and sec, Christ's Hosp. ; 
sec. Sons of the Am. Revolution. Of- 
fice : Stormont Bldg. 

Nellis, James DeWitt C— Born, Jan. 
2, 1849, Palatine Bridge P. O., Mont- 
gomery Co., N. Y.; son of James and 
Mary Magdaline (Wert) N.; educated, 
Canajoharie Acad., 4 years, and Fairfield 
(N. Y.) Collegiate Institute; married 



Emma Virginia McAfee, Topeka, March 
4, 1874; to Topeka, Aug. 12, 1871; 
taught school 2 miles west of Kan. Ave., 
on 6th St. road, Oct., 1871-Feb., 1872; 
taught school, Tecumseh, Oct., 1872- 
Jan., 1873 ; admitted to bar before Judge 
Morton, Feb. 25, 1873; co. atty., Ellis, 
April, 1873-Jan., 1881 ; apptd. judge 17th 
judicial dist., by Gov. St. John, March, 
1881 ; has been an associate in editorial * 
work on Kansas Farmer, for 15 years; 
sec. and treas., Kan. Farmer Co. Res. : 
314 W. 5th. 

Nellis, Luther McAfee.— Born, To- 
peka, March i, 1875 ; son of DeWitt 
C. and Emma V. (McAfee) N. ; edu- 
cated, Topeka High School, business 
college, and college, i year ; read law un- 
der S. L. Seabrook, and was admitted to 
the bar Feb. 25, 1898; sec, Kan. Soc. 
Sons of the Am. Revolution, 1896-02; 
sec, Republican City Central Com., 1902; 
was sec, Kansas Day Club, 1903-05; 
sec. Old Settlers' Assn., since Dec 5, 
1903 ; councilman, 4th ward, 1903-05. 
Res.: 314 W. 5th. 

Nevill, William O. — Trainmaster, C. 
R. I. & P. Rwy. ; born, Harrison Co., 
Mo., Dec. 3, 1865; son of Henry H. 
and Elizabeth (Bandy) N. ; educated, 
Bright's Business Coll., St. Joe, Mo. ; 
married Dolly A. Forbes, Wilson Co., 
Kan., Dec. 18, 1889; taught school. Mo., 
1882-85; with Santa Fe Rwy., Topeka, 
1885-88; chief clerk to supt., R. I. Rwy., 
Horton, 1888; same position, Des 
Moines, Iowa, 1892-95; chief clerk to 
gen. supt., 1895-1903 ; trainmaster, since 
1903. Res. : 521 W. 4th. 

Newell, John W. — Lawyer; born, 
Des Moines Co., Iowa, 1874; son of 
Joseph T. and Phoebe (Bonar) N. ; 
graduated, Washburn Coll., '97; went 
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firm; to Kansas, 1877; to Topeka, 1889. 
Office : Crawford Bldg. 

Newland, Frank M. — Born, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1854; son of Josiah 
and Sarah (Skinner) N. ; married Alice 
Armour, Topeka, Oct., 1880; clerk, 
woolen goods store, Utica, N. Y., 3 
years ; gen. mdse. business, Rome, N. Y., 
4 years; to Topeka, March 20, 1878; 
councilman, 1886-88; has been in grocery 
business here for over 23 years ; treas., 
Nat. Grocers' Assn., since 1903; pres., 
Topeka Retail Grocers' Assn. Store : 
1201 E. 6th. 

Nichols, S. C— Chief clerk to ticket 
auditor, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born. Pond 
Creek Station, near Ft. Wallace, Kan., 
Nov. 3, 1868 ; son of Harrison and Mat- 
tie (Shore) N. ; married Millie Klein, 
Topeka, 1892; various positions in gen. 
passenger agt's office, and advertising 
dept, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 1885-97; rate 
clerk, ticket auditor, 1897; chief clerk, 
since July, 1902. Res. : 612 Taylor. 

Nicholson, C. C. — Born, Monroe Co., 
Ohio, Nov. 23, 1857; son of John and 
Sallie (Martin) N. ; attended Paola 
Normal, i year; married Lizzie Whit- 
ney Hanawalt, Topeka, Dec, 1887; to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1875 ; taught school, 
4 years; to Topeka, Dec. 8, 1884; 
worked for Davies Lumber Co., 3 years ; 
has been in coal, feed, lumber, and seed 
business since 1889; mem. firm, Gillette 
& Nicholson, south side ; mem. bd. of ed- 
ucation, since 1903. Store: 1009 N. 
Kan. Ave. 

NicoU, Dorothy Battel, M. D.— 
Born, Indiana; daughter of Frederick 
C. and Johanna C. (Wrampelmeier) 
Bartel ; educated, public schools and 
business college, Topeka, and graduated, 
Hering Med. Coll., Chicago; married D. 
T. Nicoll, M. D., 1890, Topeka. Office : 
809 Kan. Ave. 



Nicoll, David T., M. D.— Born, Dun- 
dee, Scotland, Feb. 21, 1864; son of 
David and Ann (Boyd) N. ; graduated, 
Hering Med. Coll. ; married Dorothy 
Bartel, 1890, Topeka; one of surgeons, 
Swift Packing Co., Chicago, while prac- 
ticing there ; began practice, Topeka, 
1903 ; sec, Topeka Homeo. Soc ; mem. 
Kan. Homeo. Med. Soc. ; physician for 
Topeka Orphans' Home ; co. physician, 
Shawnee, since Jan. i, 1905; contributor, 
occasionally, to Medical Advance. Of- 
fice : 809 Kan. Ave. 

Nissley, J. E. — Born, Florin, Pa., 
Oct. 10, 1863 ; son of Christian S. and 
Mary N. (Eby) N. ; graduated, East- 
man's Business Coll., N. Y., married 
Amanda N. Kraybill, Abilene, Kan., 
April 28, 1891 ; to Kansas, 1885; began 
creamery business, 1886; put in the first 
separator in the state, Abilene, 1886; 
pioneer of creamery business in Kansas ; 
organized Kansas Creamery Co. ; organ- 
ized Continental Creamery Co. ; organ- 
ized Topeka Pure Milk Co., Dec, 1903; 
resigned position as mgr., July 30, 1904; 
now dir. and treas. ; ex-pres. and sec, 
Kan. State Dairy Assn. ; has been sec, 
treas., and pres., Nat. Creamery and But- 
termakers' Assn. ; dir., Y. M. C. A., and 
State Savings Bank; the Newsboy's 
Friend. Res.: 431 Clay. 

Noble, G. H. — Born, Greencastle, 
Ind., Dec 24, 1861 ; son of James H. and 
Angeline (Simmons) N. ; married 
Emma Pefifer, Topeka, Jan. 25, 1888; to 
Topeka, 1880; has been in real estate 
business since 1884; with Geo. M. No- 
ble & Co., since 1899. Office: 435 
Kan. Ave. 

Noble, George M. — Born, Clermont 
Co., Ohio, March 7, 1842; son of Rev. 
J. H. and Angeline (Simmons) N. ; re- 
ceived common school and academic ed- 
ucation ; married Eva Reed, Champaign, 



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111., Jan. 25, 1872; enlisted, 1861, private, 
Co. D., 31st Ind. vol. inf.; promoted to 
sergt.-maj., adj., and capt., in same regt. ; 
1865, received brevet commission of 
maj.; began practice of law, Topeka, 
1870; has been in real estate, loan, and 
ins. business since 1898; pres., Topeka 
Pure Milk Co. Office: Kan. Ave. and 
5th. 

Norton, John Dorr. — Born, Ashta- 
bula Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1841 ; son of 
Washington and Caroline (Harper) N. ; 
married Ada Sheffield, Napoleon, Ohio, 
Dec. 24, 1863; chief clerk and cashier, 
Cleveland & Toleda R. R. office, 8 years ; 
bookkeeper, Clark, Payne Oil Refining 
Co.; Sheffield & Norton, bankers, 17 
years ; senator, 2 years ; lieut. col., 3 
years, and col., 7 years, i6th Ohio, Nat. 
Guards; to Abilene, Kan., Feb., 1887; 
to Topeka, Sept., 1887; in treas. dept., 
Santa Fe Rwy., 5 years ; associated with 
Charles Devlin, fuel dept., Santa Fe 
Rwy., a number of years; mem. bd. of 
education since 1903; treas., State Soc. 
Sons of Am. Revolution, since 1895 ; sec. 
and asst. treas., Mt. Carmel Mercantile 
Co. ; v. pres,. Am. Oil & Gas Co. ; dir.. 
Central Nat. Bank. Office : 1 1 1 W. 9th. 

Norton, John F. — Born, Springfield, 
Ohio, 1854; son of Thomas R. and Clara 
(Foos) N. ; married Lydia Lowman, To- 
peka, 1883 ; pattern maker, 4 years ; to 
Topeka, May, 1881 ; jr. partner. Page, 
Norton & Co., millers, 1881-87; broker, 
a number of years ; since 1900, proprie- 
tor, Norton Grain Co. Office : Stormont 
Bldg. 

Nussbeck, J. G.— Born, Germany, 
Oct. 31, 1855; son of George M. and 
Margaret (Fuchs) N. ; married Helen 
Kirschbaum, Topeka, April, 1883 ; to To- 
peka, 1882; started as tinner, 1882; now 
in hardware business. Store: 308 Kan. 
Avenue. 



O. 

Offen, H. A. — Born, Hamburg, Ger- 
many, i860; son of Henry and Mar- 
guerite O. ; married Mary Pe Derit, Te- 
cumseh, Kan., 1882 ; farmed, 4 years ; has 
been in grocery business, Topeka, since 
1891 ; proprietor. Exchange Grocery ; to 
Topeka, 1882. Store: 122 E. 6th. 

Olden, G. D.— Born, Louisville, Ky., 
Oct. I, 1848; married, Nov., 1869, to 
Katheryn Dyer; to Topeka, 1894, as pas- 
tor of the First African "B." church; 
resigned, 1903 ; before coming to To- 
peka, was pastor in Chicago, 111., and 
Tennessee, Jan., 1880 to 1893 ; estab- 
lished Capitol Hand Laundry, 1899, and 
is proprietor. Office: 109-11 E. 3d. 

O'Neill, James W.— Born, N. Y., 
March 18, 1849; son of Andrew and 
Elizabeth Warren (Kennedy) O. ; re- 
ceived high school and a commercial 
course education ; read law, i year ; mar- 
ried Clara F. Storer, Florence, Mass., 
Jan., 1874; to Wichita, Kan., 1889; mgr.. 
Citizens' Electric Co., to 1892; sec. and 
gen. mgr., Electric Co., and sec. and gen. 
mgr., Wichita Electric Rwy. & Light 
Co., 1892-95 ; business mgr., New Haven 
(Conn.) Palladium, Aug., 1895-96; gen. 
mgr., Haskell Steam Generator Co., N. 
Y. City, 1896-98; to Topeka, Feb., 1898; 
receiver, Topeka Water Co., 1898-1905; 
gen. mgr,, 7 water companies ; pres., 
Mount Vernon (Ohio) Electric Rwy. 
Co. ; pres.. Mount Vernon Electric Light 
Co. ; pres., Hiawatha Park Assn., Mount 
Vernon, Ohio ; dir., various companies ; 
V. pres., Foster Humane Soc, since 
1901. Res.: 304 Greenwood Ave. 

Osmond, Samuel McClurg, Rev. — 

Born, Lower Oxford, Pa., Aug. 18, 
1825 ; son of William and Elizabeth 
(McClurg) O. ; graduated, Princeton 
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'53 ; received degree of D. D., from Iowa 
Univ., 1873 ; married, first, Louisa P. 
Murdagh, Oxford, Pa., June i, 1853; 
second, Harriet Samson, 1874; pastor. 
First and Second United Presbyterian 
churches, Amwell, N. J., as colleague of 
Rev. Jacob Kirkpatrick, 1853-57; filled 
supply of Presbyterian church. Perry, 
111., 1857-62; pastor, First Presybyterian 
church, lov^^a City, Iowa, 1862-79; First 
church, Lawrence, Kan., 1879-87; Ek- 
ton, Md., 1888-92; chaplain, Presby- 
terian Hosp., Phila., Pa., 1898-1903 ; to 
Topeka, Dec. i, 1903 ; has contributed 
prose and poetry to newspapers and 
magazines. Author : Sulamith, a met- 
rical romance, published, Phila., 1892. 
Res.: 411 Woodlawn. 

Ott, H. A.— Pastor, First Lutheran 
church; born. North Washington, Ohio, 
Feb. II, 1855; son of John G. and 
Elizabeth (Orth) O. ; educated, Witten- 
berg Coll., A. B., '79, A. M., '81, and 
graduate Wittenberg Theological Sem. ; 
married Mrs. Lydia A. Rowe, Spring- 
field, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1881; to Topeka, 
June I, 1900; pastor, Xenia, Ohio, 3 
years, Brookville, Ohio, 4 years, Free- 
port, 111., 8 years, and Quincy, 111., 31^ 
years; editor Memorial Chimes, last 15 
years; editor, illustrated dept. (black- 
board designs) for chalk talks, Augsburg 
Teacher, Phila., Pa. ; pastor, First 
Lutheran church, since 1900. Res. : 333 
Tyler. 

Ott, Simon S.— Born, Cook Co., 111., 
June 29, 1845 ; son of Philip and Eliza- 
beth (Hirtzel) O. ; educated. Northwest- 
ern Coll., 111. ; married Julia A. Dannen- 
felser, Geneseo, 111., Nov. 4, 1873 ; sur- 
viving mem. old real estate firm, Ott & 
Tewksbury; dir., Y. M. C. A., Citizens' 
State Bank, and Wolff Packing Co. ; v. 
pres., Kan. Fire Ins. Co.; land and im- 
migration agt. Office: 115 E. 8th. 



Owen, Thomas. — B o r n, Flint, 
Wales, Sept. i, 1853; son of Thomas 
and Jane (Perry) O. ; educated, Holy- 
head Coll., Wales., A. B. ; married 
Emily F. Griffiths, Topeka, June, 1893; 
to Kansas, 1880; editor. Cloud Co. Critic, 
Concordia, 1880-89; editor. Western 
Poultry Gazette, Topeka, 1889-1904; 
now poultry editor, Kansas Farmer, 
Res.: 1935 McVicar Ave. 

P. 

Padgett, James M. — Born, Round 
Co., Ky., Jan. i, i860; son of James N. 
and Sarah E. (Colvert) P.; married 
Lucy D. Prisbey, Washington, Kan., 
April I, 1883; learned printer's trade; 
editor, Washington Republican, 9 
months; with brother, started Clifton 
Local News, Clifton ; published Morgan- 
ville Sentinel, 18 months; Haddam Pol- 
itician, I year; engaged exclusively in 
job printing, Phillipsburg, 18 months ; to 
Topeka, 1891 ; has been in the coupon 
book business ever since ; patented, 
March i, 1904, Stitch in Time Tire Vul- 
canizer. Office: 831 Kan. Ave. 

Paine, Charles R.— Born, Ohio, Dec. 
3, 1849; son of Rev. Rodney and 
Martha (Hickbock) P.; father was first 
pastor of North Topeka Congregational 
church, and conducted his first meeting 
in N. Topeka, 1866; mother was first 
teacher in first Sunday School in N. To- 
peka, and did much other church work; 
C. R. attended school taught by J. H. 
Foucht, in N. Topeka, and spent 6 years 
in preparatory and college depts. of 
Washbum ; married Sarah E. Davis, To- 
peka, Oct., 1869; has been in the jewelry 
business at 325 Kan. Ave. for over 33 
years. 

Paine, J. L. — Born, Ohio, May 1 1, 1854 ; 
son of Rev. Rodney and Martha (Hick- 
bock) P. ; parents built third house in 



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N. Topeka ; J. L. attended school taught 
by J. H. Foucht, in N. Topeka, and 
Washburn Coll., 4 years, at time when 
it was called Lincoln Coll. ; married Ada 
M. Fisk, N. Topeka, March 24, 1878; to 
Kansas, 1858; to Topeka, 1865; has 
been in jewelry business here for over 
33 years. Office: 325 Kan. Ave. 

Palmer, D: E. — Lawyer; born. Pot- 
ters Mills, Pa., March 4, 1865; son of 
James F. and Mary P. ; educated, Univ. 
of Kan., LL. B. ; married Bessie Gib- 
son, June 2, 1898, Topeka; has been 
with firm of deed, Ware & Gleed, since 
1890; mem. State Bar Assn. Office: 700 
Kan. Ave. 

Palmer, Frank S.— Born, Gerry, N. 
Y., March 22, 1852; son of Sidney and 
Anna (Spurr) P.; graduate. Collegiate 
Institute, Jamestown, N. Y. ; married in 
Gerry, N. Y., 1876; taught school a 
number of years; has been in dentistry 
business last 16 years; to Kansas, 1880; 
to Topeka, 1902. Office: 520 Kan Ave. 

Palmer, Geo. B. — Born, England, 
March i, 1847; to Am., Feb. 19, 1868; to 
Topeka, May 15 ,1873; married Cordelia 
Frost, a native of England, May 20, 
1874; has been connected with the busi- 
ness of undertaking ever since a small 
boy; has been an undertaker in Topeka 
since 1873. Establishment: Masonic 
Temple, Jackson St. 

Parfitt, Alfred. — General foreman, 
boiler shops, Topeka, A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy. ; born, England ; son of James and 
Anna (Sage) P.; married Naomi Smith, 
England ; learned boilermaker's trade in 
England; to Am., 1879; was a boiler- 
maker on various railroads in Ohio and 
Nebraska up to 1882, when made boiler- 
maker foreman, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 
Nickerson, Kan. ; after serving at various 
other places, again went to Nickerson, 
Kan., as gen. foreman ; division foreman, 



Wellington, Kan. ; 1889-93, roundhouse 
foreman, Topeka; 1895, gang foreman, 
boiler shops; then 3% years, Albu- 
querque, N. M., foreman, boiler shops; 
has held present position since 1901. 
Res. : 217 Harrison. 

Parkhurst, F. H. — Born, Dane Co., 
Wis., July II, 1848; son of V. S. and 
Angeline (Palmer) P.; educated, Univ. 
of Wis., 4 terms ; married Edna Dana, 
Madison, Kan., 1882; to Topeka, 1869; 
worked for Ridenour-Baker Grocery 
Co., 3 years ; station agt., Santa Fe Rwy., 
7 years; partner with Parkhurst-Davis 
Mercantile Co., since 1886; v. pres. Of- 
fice : loi N. Kan. Ave. 

Parkhurst, George W. — Born, Mad- 
ison, Wis., Oct. 22, 1852; son of V. S. 
and Angeline (Palmer) P.; educated, 
Univ. of Wis., in senior class; married 
Ettie Mary Dulin, K. C, Mo., June 24, 
1879; Mrs. Parkhurst has been associate 
professor of voice culture. School of Fine 
Arts, Washburn Coll., since Oct. i, 1903 ; 
Mr. Parkhurst came to Topeka, 1869; 
started in the mercantile business, 1870; 
became a partner, Parkhurst-Davis 
Mercantile Co., 1878; has been treas. of 
the company since 1886; stockholder in 
various branches of Parkhurst-Davis 
Mercantile Co. Office: 101-07 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Parks, J. S. — Born, Hackettstown, N. 
J., 1870; son of I. W. and Anna 
(Shields) P.; attended 111. Coll., Jack- 
sonville, 111., I year; married Grace 
Whittlesey, 1888; to Cawker City, Kan., 
1879; printer on San Juan (Colo.) 
Miner, 1881-84; publisher, Scottsville 
Independent, 1887-88; on stafif, Chicago 
Times, 1888-90; I. W. and J. S. Parks, 
publishers, Beloit Call, 1890; state prin- 
ter, 2 years; to Topeka, 1897; since re- 
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has been pres. ; pres., Cherryvale Glass 
Co. Office : 2d and Polk. 

Parks, Mary H. — Old settler; born, 
Livingston Co., N. Y., April 16, 1825; 
daughter of Philip and Isabell (Scott) 
Caiman ; married Charles W. Parks, 
1850; he died Dec, 1881 ; they came to 
Kansas in 1866, settling in North To- 
peka, where they kept a boarding house ; 
when they came the population was but 
twenty-five. Res. : 126 E. Norris Street. 

Patrick, Charles. — Born, New Phila., 
Ohio, Jan. 31, 1857; son of Andrew and 
Amanda (Baltzley) P.; educated, Cor- 
nell Univ., scientific dept., 3 years ; to 
Topeka, Oct., 1882; read law under A. 
W. Patrick, Ohio, and admitted to the 
bar, Topeka, 1882; lawyer up to 1889; 
since then, in mortgage and loan busi- 
ness with brother, Frank Patrick. Of- 
fice : 601 Kan. Ave. 

Patrick, Frank. — Born, New Phila., 
Ohio, April 20, 1855 ; son of Andrew and 
Amanda (Baltzley) P. ; educated, Cor- 
nell Univ., Ph. B., 'yy; read law under 
A. W. Patrick, Ohio; to Topeka, April, 
1879; admitted to bar, 1879; practiced 
law and was in mortgage loan business, 
10 years; since 1889, has been in mort- 
gage loan business exclusively ; mem. 
Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Sci- 
ence, Am. Microscopic Soc, Kan. Acad, 
of Science, Assn. Internationale des 
Botanistes, etc. ; married Myrtle Jetmore, 
Topeka, June 21, 1902. Office: 601 
Kan. Ave. 

Patten, A. M. — Born, Boston, Mass., 
Dec. 19, 1876; son of Joseph M. and 
Adeline (Cutler) P.; educated, Topeka 
High School, and Washburn Coll., 3 
years ; married Annie Whitelock, July 
10, 1900, Topeka; cashier, Topeka Rail- 
way Co., June, 1896-1900; purchasing 
agt., June, 1900-03 ; gen. supt., since 
Aug. I, 1903; dir., State Savings Bank. 



His brother, Howard W., has been 
cashier of the Topeka Rwy. Co., since 
June, 1900. Offices: 12th and Jackson. 

Pattison, Thomas L. — Born, Me- 
noken, Shawnee Co., Kan., June 18, 
1876; son of John D. and Mattie 
(Sharp) P.; clerk, hardware store, N. 
Topeka, 1881-90; clerk, S. B. Brett, 
bookdealer, 1890-1900; clerk, Chas. Ben- 
nett, 1 1/4 years ; began to work for Zerch- 
er & Co., 1902, and became mem. of firm, 
Feb., 1904. Store: 521 Kan. Ave. 

Payne, B. T. — Motive power acct., 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy, ; bom, Shawnee Co., 
Kan., Dec. 6, 1865; son of B. T. and 
Anna T. (Young) P.; married Louisa 
Tuplin, Topeka, 1888; began work with 
Santa Fe Rwy., as clerk, motive power 
dept., April, 1888; asst. chief clerk, 
same dept., 3 years ; shop acct., i year ; 
chief clerk, supt. of shops, i year; asst. 
motive power acct., i year ; present posi- 
tion, since July i, 1904; to Topeka, 1880. 
Res. : 425 Clay. 

Pearson, T. J.— Pastor, North To- 
peka Congregational church; born, 
county of Durham, England, March 12, 
1847; son of Abraham and Elizabeth 
(Green) P.; married Miriam Whit worth, 
July 3, 1867; ordained deacon, M. E. 
church, Central 111. Conference, by 
Bishop Eward Andrews, 1873 ; ordained 
elder by Bishop E. R. Ames, 1875 ; first 
pastorate, Blandensville, 111.; traveling 
minister, 13 years; to Morris Co., Kan., 
1883 ; joined Congregational church, 
1885 ; pastor. Diamond Springs, and 
then Strong City ; in furniture business, 
Herington, 10 years; has been pastor, 
N. Topeka Congregational church, since 
1899; has contributed to various church 
papers. Res. : 833 Morris. 

Peck, O. A.— Born, Weston, Vt., 
Sept. 3, 1830; son of Oliver and Lucy 
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Acad., 2 years; married Harriet A. 
Clark, Boston, Mass.; reporter, Com- 
monwealth, Boston, 2 years; grocery 
business, i year; to Topeka, May, 1869; 
asst. station agt., i year; Morrison & 
Peck, grocers, 5 years; Peck & Aldrich, 
3 years ; O. A. Peck & Co., 3 years ; with 
son, 7 years; city weighmaster, since 
April, 1894. Office: Near 5th and 
Jackson. 

Peers, Theodore W., M. D.— Born, 
Collinsville, 111., April 8, 1856; educated, 
Univ. of Mich., Ph. B., '83, M. D., '85, 
and N. Y. Polyclinic, post graduate 
work, 1886; married Stella A. Wagner, 
Nov. 24, 1886; to Topeka, May, 1886, 
and has been in practice here ever since ; 
prof, diseases of children, Kan. Med. 
Coll. ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Kan. State 
Med. Soc, and Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. 
Office : 805 Kan. Ave. 

Pence, William T., Rev.— B o r n, 
Westville, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1835; son of 
David and Priscilla (Frazee) P.; mar- 
ried Angeline Steinbarger, Westville, 
Aug. 30, 1859; farmed up to 1858; to 
Kansas, near Topeka, March i, 1870; 
has been in the Baptist ministry since 
1858; to Topeka, 1890; since then has 
been engaged exclusively in the ministry. 
Res.: 1335 N. Topeka Ave. 

Penny, George Barlow. — D can. 
School of Fine Arts, Washburn Coll.; 
born, Haverstraw-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., 
June 30, 1861 ; son of Joshua and Sarah 
J. (Barlow) P.; educated. Centenary Col- 
legiate Institute, N. J., and Cornell 
Univ., N. Y., B. S., '85; received in- 
struction in music and art, in N. Y. City 
and Europe; married Beulah R. White, 
Tarrytown, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1891 ; taught 
music, Dalhousie Coll., Halifax, N. S. ; 
Metropolitan Coll. of Music, N. Y. City ; 
State Normal, Emporia, Kan., 2 years; 
State Univ., Lawrence, 13 years; now 



dean. School of Fine Arts, Washburn, 
and prof, harmony and musical composi- 
tion, voice, organ, and the history of the 
fine arts ; wrote a Te Deum, for dedica- 
tion of pipe organ in Auditorium, Feb. 

17, 1905. Res.: 927 Western Ave. 
Penwell, L. M. — Undertaker; born, 

Buchanan, Mich., 1862; married Mary 
Maston, of Sedgwick Co., Kan., Aug. 

18, 1888; in employ Santa Fe Rwy., To- 
peka, 14 years; since 1894, has been in 
undertaking business with Mr. E. O. De 
Moss; editor. Sunflower Undertaker; 
pres., National Funeral Directors' Assn. 
Office: 511 Quincy. 

Perine, A. B. — Born, Dansville, N. 
Y., May 4, 1836; son of John W. and 
Mary (Engles) P.; to Lawrence, Kan., 
1854; married Mary E. Bodwell, 1862; 
has been making plows for last 30 years ; 
prop., Perine Plow Works, 809 Quincy. 

Persson, Peter. — Pastor, Swedish 
Congregational church; born, West- 
moreland Province, Sweden, Oct. 5, 
1841 ; son of Peter O. and Annie P.; 
married, Oct. 9, 1872; to Am., May, 
1869; to Kansas, 1869; to Topeka, Jan., 
1871 ; stone cutter by trade ; has been 
pastor, Swedish Congregational church, 
for many years. Res. : 622 Clay. 

Pestana, H. L. — Born, Kingston, 
Pa., Dec. I, 1842; son of Manuel and 
Permelia (Lee) P. ; educated. Basking 
Ridge Acad., N. J.; married Francis 
Herrick, 1880; in 2d Pa. heavy artil., 
1861-64; admitted to bar, 1869; to Kan- 
sas, 1866; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1874; 
CO. atty., Russell, 2 terms ; mayor, city of 
Russell, I term ; state senator, 34th dist., 
1901-05 ; special asst. to atty. gen., since; 
1903. Res.: 615 Topeka Ave. 

Philips, H. M. — Born, Chester Co., 
Pa., Dec. 7, 1850; son of Lewis and J. 
Amanda (Keeley) P.; educated. State 
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real estate business, West Chester Pa., 
1 1 years ; married Mary Griffith at West 
Chester; one of organizers and cashier, 
Chester Co. Dime Savings Bank, 4 
years; with Pa. MiHtia, 18 years; to To- 
peka, 1886; has been in real estate busi- 
ness here ever since; treas., Shawnee 
Co., 5 years; city assessor, 1904; chmn., 
Rep. Co. Central Committee for last 3 
years ; capt, on gen. staff, K. N. G. Of- 
fice : Columbian Bldg. 

Pierce, Robert. — Born, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, Dec. 14, 1852; son of William B. 
and Elizabeth (Peck) P.; married Min- 
nie H. Farnham, Clinton, Conn., Feb. 6, 
1877; I year with brokerage firm, H. 
Livingston, Rogers & Co., Wall St., N. 
Y. ; with Biggs, Spencer & Co., Chicago 
(shelf hardware and sporting goods), 5 
years ; in employ, Chicago Lumber Co., 
Nebraska City, Neb., 2 years ; to Topeka, 
March, 1878; has been 27 years, To- 
peka, as partner, mgr., and pres., Chi- 
cago Lumber Co. ; dir., Merchants Nat. 
Bank^ since organization ; pres., Mo., 
Kan., and Okla. Lumber Dealers' Assn., 
1901 ; dir. of it, 1897-1903 ; pres.. Lake 
View Hunting and Fishing Club, 1897- 
1901 ; pres., Chicago Lumber Co. Of- 
fice: 3d and Jackson. 

Pirkey, Oval. — Born, McGaheysville, 
Va., Nov. 17, 1833 ; son of Jacob and 
Nannie (Thompson) P.; educated. New 
Market (Va) Acad., Bethany Coll., i 
year, and under Prof. Salyards, in- 
structor in Latin, Greek, French, and 
Italian ; pres., Lawrence Coll., Alex- 
andria, Tenn., several years ; instructor, 
Mt. Holly (N. Y.) Institute, i year; in- 
structor, bookkeeping and commercial 
law and business, Bryant and Stratton's 
commercial colleges, Chicago, 2 years, 
and St. Paul, Minn., 2 years ; in Civil 
War, arrested by Gen. Forrest, and con- 
demned to be shot, but escaped, and was 



taken to Nashville by Union soldiers; 
1864, edited book for a Southern colonel. 
Reminiscences of My Life ; to Phila., and 
assisted in its publication ; pres., Kahoka 
(Mo.) Coll., 3 years; pres.. Christian 
Univ., Canton, Mo., 3 years; to Topeka, 
Oct. I, 1904; now retired from college 
work; married Sallie J. McClellan, 1864, 
Alexander, Tenn. Res.: 107 E. 12th. 

Plass, Norman. — Pres., Washburn 
Coll.; born, Claverach, N. Y., May 4, 
i860; son of Gilbert and Mary (Bene- 
dict) P.; studied, Hudson (N. Y.) 
Acad.; graduated, Williams Coll., '82, 
A. M., '85, graduated, Yale Divinity 
School, B. D., '86; received degree of 
D. D. from Williams Coll., 1904; mar- 
ried, June 18, 1884; to Jessie Charlotte 
Wheeler, lineal descendant of Peter 
Bulkeley, founder of Concord, Mass.; 
ordained in Congregational ministry, 
1886; pastorates at Detroit, Mich., 
Lincoln, Neb., Medina and Cincinnati, 
Ohio, and Barrington, R. I. ; state supt., 
Anti-Saloon League, R .1., and N. Y., 
1897-99 ; agt., Congregational Nat. Home 
Missionary Soc, 1900; prof., theism and 
Christian evidences, and pres., since 
1902, Washburn Coll.; mem. Zeta Psi, 
Am. Econ. Assn., Am. Acad. Political 
and Social Science, Kan. State Hist. 
Soc, Kan. Acad, of Science. Author: 
Buds that Bloom; How Christmas Was 
Kept in Heaven. Address: Washburn 
College. 

Plummer, R. S., M. D.— Born near 
Manchester, N. H., 1849; son o^ Isaac 
and Clarissa (Nutt) P.; educated, Shat- 
tuck School, Faribault, Minn., and Louis- 
ville Med. Coll., M. D., '83; married 
Susan Tinsley, Indiana, 1877; practiced 
in Indiana, 16 years ; to N. Topeka, 1888, 
and has been practicing here ever since ; 
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Med. Soc, and First Dist. Med. Soc. 
Office : 914 N. Quincy. 

Poindexter, E. W.— Born, Martin 
Co., Ind., Jan. 8, 1854 ; son of Lourinda 
and Christian P.; graduated, Univ. of 
Ind., A. B., '79 ; married Mollie Hatfield, 
of Owensburg, Green Co., Ind., Dec. 24, 
1879; supt. public schools, Shoals, Ind., 
1880; supt. public schools, Bloomfield, 
and principal, Bloomfield Normal School, 
1881-83; became dist. mgr., S. W. Ind., 
for N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 1883; to To- 
peka, 1885 ; took gen. agency for Kansas, 
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., Mil- 
waukee, Wis., 1885; has been gen. agt. 
for that company ever since. Office: 
Real Estate Bldg. 

Pollock, John C. — Born, Belmont 
Co., Ohio, Nov. 5, 1857; educated, 
Franklin Coll., Ohio, A. B., '82; read 
law, 2 years; married Louise Lafiferty, 
of Belmont Co., 1886; practiced, New- 
ton, Iowa, I year; practiced in southern 
and southwestern Missouri until Jan., 
1888; to Winfield, Kan., 1888; organized 
law dept., St. Louis & San Francisco 
Rwy. ; retired from position with that 
railroad, 1892, and began general prac- 
tice ; apptd. justice of supreme court, 
Kansas, 1901 ; apptd. judge, U. S. dist. 
court, Nov., 1903. Office : Federal Bldg. 

Pond, M. A. — Born, July 24, 1846, 
Erie Co., Pa. ; son of Iru and Polly ( Pot- 
ter) P.; received academic education, 
Kingsville, Ohio; graduated, Spencerian 
Institute of Penmanship, Geneva, Ohio; 
married Belle M. Haines, Zeandale, Riley 
Co., Kan., June 26, 1873; to Topeka, 
April I, 1868; started Pond Business 
Coll., April I, 1868, and has run it as a 
Christian Business Coll., ever since. Col- 
lege: 521 Kan. Ave. 

Potter, A. G. — Born, Washington 
Co., N. Y., March 23, 1845 ; son of Na- 
thaniel and Jane (Haviland) P.; gradu- 



ated. Friends' School, Providence, R. I., 
'64 ; married Anna Virginia Hughes, To- 
peka, 1873; to Topeka, 1869; dairy busi- 
ness. Highland Park, 15 years; Warner 
& Potter, agricultural implement dealers, 
since 1894; one of owners, Sturgis Hard- 
ware Co., N. Topeka, since 1902. Store : 
6th and Quincy. 

Powell, Lewis M., M. D. — Born, 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1858; to Baldwin, 
Kan., 1871 ; educated, Ottawa Baptist 
Coll., I year, Univ. of Kan., A. B., '85, 
and Univ. of Pa., M. D., '91 ; principal 
Newton (Kan.) High School, 1885-86; 
principal of ward schools, Topeka, 1886- 
88 ; has practiced in Topeka since gradu- 
ation from med. dept., Univ. of Pa., 
1891 ; chemist and microscopist to state 
bd. of health, 5 years ; pres., Topeka Bd. 
of Health under Mayor J. W. F. 
Hughes ; mem. bd. of education, i term ; 
mem. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc, Kan. 
State Med. Soc, and Am. Med. Assn. 
Office: Central Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Pratt, John D. — Born, Topeka, Kan., 
Jan. 7, 1871 ; son of Dudley and Mary 
E. (Noble) P.; educated. Baker Univ.; 
married Anna Allen, 1894; has been 
with brother, O. A., in hardware busi- 
ness, since 1887. Store: 901-03 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Pratt, O. A.— Born, St. Marys, Ohio, 
1863 ; son of Dudley and Mary E. 
(Noble) P.; received common and busi- 
ness college education; married Anna 
Ekel, 1891 ; to Topeka, 1866; Babcock & 
Pratt, dealers in hardware, 2 years; 
bought out Babcock, and took brother 
into partnership, 1887; has been in the 
business with him ever since. Store: 
901-03 N. Kan. Ave. 

Prescott, F. M. — Born, East Jefifrey, 
N. H., April 23, 1848; son of Benjamin 
and Lavina (Brown) P.; went through 
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McClure, Topeka, Sept. 21, 1875; to To- 
peka, July, 1874; with Addison Prescott, 
engaged in real estate and loan business, 
1874-76; grocery business, Colo., and N. 
M., 2 years ; N. Topeka, grocery business, 
4 years; treas., A. Prescott & Co., 1882- 
83; in mercantile business, N. M., 5 
years; Pueblo, Colo., loans and commer- 
cial brokerage, about 10 years ; has been, 
since 1898, in loan and real estate busi- 
ness, Topeka. Office : Real Estate Bldg. 

Prout, Thomas E. — Born, Birming- 
ham, England, Aug. 31, 1865; son of 
Edwin and Rodha (Caddick) P.; mar- 
ried Anna Paynter, Nov. 15, 1888; sales- 
man at 14 for father, who was a wire- 
maker ; worked 14 years for Burden Iron 
Works; sec, Y. M. C. A., Whitehall, 
N. Y., 5 years; sec, Argentine, Kan., 18 
months; sec, R. R. Y. M. C. A., since 
1900; editor, Santa Fe, 1900-03; one of 
secretaries. Association of Gen. Y. M. 
C. A. Secretaries and Physical Directors. 
Office : R. R. Y. M. C. A. Bldg., E. 4th. 

Purcell, John. — Supt., Topeka shops, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, St. Charles, 
Mo., Jan. 19, 1870; began work with 
Santa Fe Rwy., Oct. i, 1889; in various 
positions, until gen. foreman, and then 
asst. master mechanic, Argentine, Kan. ; 
division master mechanic. Fort Madison, 
Iowa, 2 years ; has been in present posi- 
tion, since April, 1902. Office : Santa Fe 
Rwy. Shops. 

Q. 

Quinton, A. B. — Born, Denmark, 111., 
Jan. 25, 1856; son of R. and Sarah 
(Hornby) Q. ; married Georgie Hoffman, 
Jan. 25, 1882; educated, Denmark Acad., 
and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '76 ; to To- 
peka, 1876; in 1885, Quinton & Quinton, 
law firm established; city atty., 1883-86; 
probate judge, 1887 to 1891 ; 1892, lec- 



turer probate practice, K. U. Law- 
School ; atty. and dir. for ^tna Bldg. 
and Loan Assn. ; pres., Topeka Ceme* 
tery Assn. Office: Columbian Bldg. 

Quinton, E. S. — Born, Denmark, 111., 
July 22, 1858; son of R. and Sarah 
(Hornby) Q. ; married Mary Kendall, 
Denver, Colo., April 5, 1891 ; educated, 
Denmark (111.) Acad., and Iowa State 
Univ., A. B., '83, LL. B., '85; in 1885, 
commenced practice in Topeka with 
brother, A. B. Quinton, and has been in 
practice here ever since. Office : Colum- 
bian Bldg. 

R. 

Radford, Weldon A.— Born, Quit- 
man, Mo., Oct. 31, 1880; son of Charles 
A. and Anna B. (Reckard) R. ; educated 
in common schools and high school ; to 
Kansas, 1884; began work with R. G. 
Dun & Co., Kansas City, Kan., 1898; 
worked in all their departments and was 
subsequently apptd. mgr. at Topeka; to 
Topeka, Aug. 29, 1903. Office: Central 
Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Radges, Sam. — Born in England over 
64 years ago; educated in the common 
schools and Milk Street Acad., England ; 
in Co. H., Ohio inf., 3 years and 3 months 
in Civil War; to Kansas, 1867; to To- 
peka, 1868; issued first directory in the 
fall of 1869; has been publisher of 
Radges' City Directory, ever since. Ad- 
dress : Office Block, E. 5th. 

Ralston, W. C— Born, Dec. 22, 1867, 
Monongahela City, Pa. ; son of S. S. Ral- 
ston and Fanny K. (Barr) R, ; educated, 
Park Coll., Mo., A. B., '93, K. U., LL. 
B., '96; admitted to the bar, 1896; com- 
menced practice, Topeka, 1896; mem. of 
bd. of trustees. Park Coll. ; sec, Republi- 
can City Central Committee ; asst. city 
atty. ; married, Aug. 28, 1902, to Clara 
M. Lanbach. Res.: 1236 Clay. 



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Randolph, Leslie Fitz. — Born, Mead- 
ville. Pa., March 12, 1851 ; son of Rev. 
A. A. F. and Lucy C. (Maxson) R. ; edu- 
cated, State Normal School, Edinboro, 
Pa., and Alfred Univ., Alfred, N. Y.; 
married Adeline Wheeler, Nortonville, 
Kan., Dec. 26, 1883 ; to Nortonville, April 
23, 1863; school teacher, 1870-82; asst. 
reporter, Kan. Supreme Court, 1883-97; 
editor and proprietor, Nortonville News, 
1890-1902; mem. House of Representa- 
tives, Kansas, 1882-84; mayor, Norton- 
ville, 1893-95 ; delegate. Rep. Nat. Con- 
vention, 1892; pres., Kansas Editorial 
Assn., 1900-01 ; pres., Kansas Commis- 
sion, Pan-American Exposition, 1901 ; 
now editor and publisher. Inland In- 
vestor. Office : 630 Kan. Ave. 

Ransom, J. R., Rev. — Born Mur- 
freesborough, Tenn., June 30, 1861 ; son 
of Sam and Hettie (Shaw) R. ; educated. 
Central Tenn. Coll., 2 years ; married 
Amanda Brooks, Murfreesborough, 1881 ; 
pastor, A. M. E. church, Tenn., 3 years ; 
to Kan., July, 1888; pastor. Council 
Grove, i year; Argentine, 3 years; Par- 
sons, 4 years ; to Topeka, Sept., 1896 ; 
pastor, St. John's A. M. E. church, 3 
years; a presiding elder for the past 6 
years. Res.: 1726 Topeka Ave. 

Raub, A, A., M. D.— Born, Blairs- 
town, N. J., March 6, 1839; son of Philip 
and Sabra (Angle) R. ; educated, Lafay- 
ette Coll., Easton, Pa., 3 years, and Univ. 
of Pa., M. D., '63 ; married Ernestine 
McClure, Memphis, Tenn., May 2, 1864 ; 
enlisted, Co. D., ist Pa., inf.; asst. surg., 
4th U. S. inf., 1863-May, 1864; com- 
menced practice, Northampton, Pa., 
1864; to Cawker City, Kan., 1879; mem. 
bd. of pension examiners, Beloit, 2 years ; 
government physician, Pottawatomie In- 
dians, I year; to Topeka, 1883; chmn. 
med. bd. of pension examiners, 7 years. 
Office: 615 Kan. Ave. 



Ray, H. E.— Storekeeper, A. T. & S. 
F. Rwy. ; born. West Va., May 18, 1871 ; 
son of T. F. and Harriet (Warner) R. ; 
educated, Wittenberg Coll., to sophomore 
year; married Harriet Boulware, Law- 
rence, 1894; clerk in store dept., Santa 
Fe, St. Joseph, Mo., i year; storekeeper, 
2 years; Dec, 1892-1903, clerk in gen, 
storekeeper's office; apptd. asst. to Mr. 
Rice, gen. storekeeper, April, 1903 ; store- 
keeper, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., since July 
I, 1903. Res. : 433 Topeka Ave. 

Reale, George. — Born, Frederick, 
Md., Jan. 20, 185 1 ; son of George and 
Mary A. (Kohler) R.; educated, St. 
John's School, 5 years; married, 1876, to 
Mary Hammond, who died March 30, 
1889; to Abilene, Kan., 1878; in shoe 
business, 3 years ; on farm, S. E. of To- 
peka, 3 years ; to Topeka, 1882 ; propri- 
etor of meat market, 1885 ; in charge, 
meat dept., Newland's grocery, 5 years; 
large two-story brick bldg., just complet- 
ed, ruined at the time of the flood of 
1889; proprietor, meat market, 221-23 E. 
4th, since 1896; groceries added, 1897. 
Res. : 405 Monroe. 

Redden, A. L. — Born near Bridger- 
ville, Sussex Co., Del., Dec. 19, 1844; 
son of William O. and Margaret (Can- 
non) R. ; married Mrs. Redden, Topeka, 
Oct., 1895; sergt. 2d Del. regt.. Civil 
War ; read law under Atty. Gen. Moore, 
Georgetown, Del. ; practiced, there, 1867- 
70; practiced, Eldorado, Kan., 1870-97; 
CO. atty., Butler Co., 1872; state sen- 
ator, 1884-87; judge 26th judicial dist. ; 
chmn., Rep. State Convention, 1880; 
chmn., Rep. State Centra 1 Committee, 
1882-84; pres.. Exchange Bank of Eldo- 
rado, 1882-84; pres.. Exchange Nat. 
Bank, 1884-96; to Topeka, 1896; mem. 
law firm, Redden, McKeever & Gilluly, 
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Reed, Joseph. — Born, Portland, Me., 
Dec. 12, 1848; son of Joseph and Cathe- 
rine (Webster) R. ; cousin of late Hon. 
T. B. Reed, ex-speaker of National 
House of Representatives ; married, first, 
Almira Toops, 1872; second, Mary N. 
Reid, 1890; to Kansas, 1871 ; to Topeka, 
1877; associated with George Reed in 
publication of Topeka State Journal, 
1879-80; justice of the peace, 1880-89; 
commr. of elections, 1889-93 5 ^sst. city 
atty., and asst. co. atty., 1894-95 ; since 
then has practiced exclusively. Ofiice : 
421 Kan. Ave. 

Reed, J. W. — Pastor, Kansas Avenue 
M. E. church (see Corrections and Ad- 
ditions, back part of this book). 

Rees, B. L. — Born, Camden, Ohio, 
Oct. 16, 1861 ; son of Victor and Augus- 
ta L. (Carroll) R. ; received common and 
high school education ; married Mary E. 
Welsh, Minneapolis, Kan., 1885 ; gen. 
agt., McCormick Harvesting Co., 9 
years; now gen. agt.. International 
Harvester Co. of Am.; to Kansas, 1867; 
to Topeka, 1899. Office: 1 09-11- 13 N. 
Kan, Ave. 

Reid, Albert T. — Born, Concordia, 
Kansas, August 12, 1873 ; son of 
Wm. E. and Margaret (Turner) R. ; 
educated at K. U., 3 years, and 
took a business college course; stud- 
Blashfield, and Cox, of N. Y. ; cartoonist. 
Mail and Breeze, since 1896; in 1903, 
Reid-Stone School of Art merged with 
Washburn Coll. ; now instructor drawing 
and illustration in it ; cartoonist for Kan- 
sas City Journal, and Mail and Breeze, 
for last 8 years; has contributed to Mc- 
Clure's Kansas City Star, Chicago Rec- 
ord, New York Herald, Judge, Leslie's 
Weekly, etc. ; stockholder, and one of 
the editors, American Cartoonist Maga- 
zine; married, Vera Low, Oct. 22, 1902. 
Illustrator : In Varying Moods, by W. H. 



Cline ; Tom McNeal's Fables ; and 
Troubles of a Worried Man, Harmon 
Wilson ; originator of the Peachville 
Band, which appeared in the Mail and 
Breeze. Office : Crawford Bldg. 

Reisner, Henry. — Born, Annville, 
Lebanon Co., Pa., Oct. 29, 1831 ; re- 
ceived common school and commercial 
coll. education ; maried Eliza A. Bowen, 
Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 29, 1869; to Leav- 
enworth, Kan., April 6, 1855 ; pre-empted 
160 acres of land, 1857; farmed until 
i860; crossed the plains to Colorado, 
where he followed mining and trading to 
1866; to Topeka, Dec. 3, 1875; com- 
menced confectionery business here then, 
and has been in it ever since. Res. : 1275 
Harrison. 

Renwick, J. A. — Pastor, First United 
Presbyterian church ; born, Idaville, Ind. ; 
son of James and Margaret J. (McCully) 
R. ; graduated, Monmouth Coll., A. B., 
79, and Xenia Seminary, March 24, 
1881 ; married Lizzie Patton, Harshas- 
ville, Ohio, June 13, 1883; pastor. Tran- 
quility, Ohio, 1882-87, and Biggsville, 
111., 1887-1902; to Topeka, Sept. 4, 1902, 
and has been pastor here since then. 
Res. : 812 Tyler. 

Reynolds, T. B., D. D. S.— Born, 
Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 14, 1859; son of 
Rev. Chas. and Mary (Braine) R. ; edu- 
cated at N. Y. Dental Coll., D. D. S., '84; 
married Mabel Hilton, Lawrence, Kan., 
Feb. 10, 1886; practiced dentistry, Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., 3 years ; practiced, Lincoln, 
Kan., 1885 to 1896; has practiced in To- 
peka, since 1896; mem. of Kan. State 
Dental Assn. Office: 832 N. Kan. Ave. 

Rice, N. M. — Gen. storekeeper, the 
Santa Fe Rwy. system ; born, Rome, Ind., 
Dec. 28, 1863 ; son of D. H. and Vileta 
(Montgomery) R. ; educated in common 
schools and high school ; married Mary 
S. Watson. Temple, Texas ; brakeman. 



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yard clerk, and clerk in supt's office and 
store dept., Temple, Texas, 1886-90 ; div. 
storekeeper, 10 years; to Topeka, Nov. 
30, 1900; on special work over the sys- 
tem, four months ; asst. gen. storekeeper, 
April I, 1901 ; gen. storekeeper, since 
April, 1903. Res. : 901 Fillmore. 

Richards, Robert A. — Born, Easton, 
Pa., Dec, 28, 1848; son of Daniel R. and 
Mary S. (Raub) R. ; received high school 
education; to Silver Lake, Kan., 1878; 
on farm, 3 years; justice of peace; 1894 
mayor of Silver Lake, and in real estate 
business ; township trustee, several terms ; 
traveled for Trust Co. of Am. 2I/2 years ; 
in real estate business, Topeka, since 
1897. Office: III W. 6th. 

Rigby, M. F. — Born, Centerville, 
Ind., Jan. 26, 1853; educated in the com- 
mon schools ; commenced confectionery 
business, Topeka, 1879, and has been in 
it ever since. Res. : 5th and Van Buren. 
Store : 609 Kan. Ave. 

Righter, W. H., M. D.— Born, Wil- 
mington, Del., April 14, 1853 ; son of 
Wm. H. and Rebecca M. (Strimple) R. ; 
graduated, Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy, 
1876, Jefferson Med. Coll., M. D., '79; 
spent 8 months in hospitals and univer- 
sities of Berlin, 1884; to Topeka, March 
10, 1880; married Ida M. Scott, Jan. 3, 
1888, Topeka; was prof., genito-urinary 
organs, rectum and diseases of the skin, 
Kan. Med. Coll., 5 years ; mem. Kan. 
State Med. Soc, and Eastern Kan. Dist. 
Med. Soc. ; ex-co. physician and health 
officer, Shawnee ; has practiced in Topeka 
since 1880. Office: 714 Kan. Ave. 

Risteen, F. N. — Mechanical supt., 
eastern grand div., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; 
born in the Province of New Brunswick, 
Canada, May 24, 1856; son of George 
and Mary M. (CHff) R. ; married Sarah 
Wormald, Sprague, Wash. ; machinist's 
apprentice, 214 years. New Brunswick, 



Canada ; locomotive fireman, 3 years ; on 
construction work, Canadian Pacific R. 
R., 2 years ; locomotive engineer, 4 years, 
same R. R. ; locomotive engineer, North- 
ern Pacific, 1883-8; road foreman of en- 
gineers, 1888 to 1895 ; master mechanic, 
Fargo, N. Dak., 1895 to Oct., 1901 ; asst 
supt. of motive power, Chicago, Great 
Western R. R. ; to Topeka, Feb., i, 1902, 
as mechanical supt. eastern grand div. 
Santa Fe. Res.: 1306 Harrison. 

Ritchie, Hale. — Born, Franklin, 
Johnson Co., Ind., Jan. 27, 185 1 ; son of 
Col. John and Mary Jane (Shellady) R. ; 
attended Washburn Coll., and Kan. State 
Agrl. Coll., but is not a graduate ; married 
Anna May Roland, Topeka, Oct. 26, 
1876; to Topeka, April, 1855; Hfe work 
has been the manufacture of lime. Lime 
Kiln Works: 1101-1135 Madison. 

Rivers, James, Rev. — Born, Tuscum- 
bia, Ala., Aug. 29, 1861 ; son of S. and I. 
(Jones) R. ; educated. Central Tenn. 
Coll., partial course; married Annie 
Odell, Topeka, April 26, 1894; pastor, 
C. M. E. church, Covington, Tenn., 1882 ; 
then at Milan, Trenton, and Paris, Tenn., 
1882-87 ; to Topeka, Dec. 20, 1887 ; has 
been a minister in Kansas ever since; 
now a presiding elder, C. M. E. church. 
Res. : 141 5 Tyler. 

Roberts, Byron. — Born, Tuscarawas, 
Ohio, Aug. 22, 1832; son of Louis and 
Catherine (Neighbor) R. ; educated in a 
college at Akron, Ohio, two terms ; asst. 
cashier and cashier. Bank of Topeka for 
period of 15 years; co. treas., Shawnee, 
1886 to 1890; receiver of Hutchinson 
and Southern R. R., 2 years ; to Topeka, 
1870; organized the ^Etna Building and 
Loan Association, 1891, and has been 
pres. since that time. Office: 116 E. 5th. 

Roberts, J. W. — Chief clerk to audit- 
or of disbursements, A. T. & S. F. Rwy ; 
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of J. W. and Elian A. (Nolan) R.; edu- 
cated in the common schools ; clerk, audi- 
tor's offices, Southern Kan. Rwy., Law- 
rence, Kan., 1883-88; to Topeka, May 
1888, as clerk in the audtor's dept., A. T. 
& S. F. Rwy. ; chief clerk, auditor of dis- 
bursements, since May, 1901. Res.: 1122 
Van Buren. 

Roberts, S. H. — Born, Jo Daviess 
Co., 111., Feb. 1859; son of Henry and 
Ann (Pryor) R. ; received common and 
high school education ; married Sarah E. 
Pooley, Winfield, Kan. ; to Kansas, 1879 ; 
has been practicing law and been in loan 
business for last 24 years; to Topeka, 
1888. Res, : 629 Tyler. 

Robinson, A. A. — Born, South Read- 
ing, Vt., Oct. 21, 1844; son of Ebenezer 
and Adaline (Williams) R. ; educated, 
Milton (Wis.) Acad., and Univ. of 
Mich., C. E. and B. S., '69, M. S., '71, 
LL. D., 1900; married Dec. 9, 1869, Julia 
Caroline Burdick, who died Aug. 3, 1881 ; 
married Mrs. Ellen Francis Williams, 
sister of first wife, Sept. 3, 1885 ; asst. on 
U. S. lake survey work, about 5 months 
of each year, 1866-68; began railroad 
work on St. Joseph and Denver City R. 
R., as axman in engineering corps. May 
27, 1869; then served successively as 
chainman, levelman, transit man, office 
engineer, locating engineer, and asst. en- 
gineer; April I, 1871, asst. engineer, A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy.; 1873-80, chief engin- 
eer; Sept., 1880-Oct., 1881, division 
supt.. Las Vegas to Santa Fe, Deming 
and El Paso; Oct., 1881-June i, 1883, 
supt. bridges, bldgs., and water service; 
asst. gen. supt., June i, 1883-Sept. i, 
1883; gen. supt., Sept. i, 1883-March i, 
1884; gen. mgr., 1884-86; 2d v. pres., 
1886-88; 2d V. pres. and gen. mgr., May, 
1888-May 3, 1893; left Santa Fe Rwv. 
to accept presidency, Mexican Central 
Rwy. Co., Ltd., May 3, 1893; has been 



pres. of it ever since; is an old resident 
of Topeka. Home: 910 Tyler. Office: 
25 Broad St., N. Y. 

Robinson, J. W. — Born near St. 
Joseph, Mo., June 26, 1859 '> son of David 
A. and Elizabeth E. (Ellis) R. ; received 
commercial college education; married 
Marion Hoy, Carbondale, Kan., April 
22, 1886; taught school, Osage Co., 1878- 
82 ; clerk, Carbondale post office, i year ; 
1884-1893, worked for Tanner Bros. & 
Heed; clerk. Palace Clothing Co., 1893- 
99; formed with Mr. Marshall, 1899, the 
clothing company, Robinson, Marshall & 
Co. ; mem. bd. of directors, Topeka Prov- 
ident Assn., and Kansas Society for the 
Friendless. Store : 701-03 Kan. Ave. 

Roby, Henry W., M. D.— Born, 
Harmony, Ohio, July 29, 1842; son of 
Benjamin and Hannah (Irish) R. ; mar- 
ried Sara E. Collier; enlisted, 1862, in 
Co. K, 22d Wis. vol. inf. ; in Libby Pris- 
on, one month; served in the War, 3 
years ; official phonographic court re- 
porter, Milwaukee and Kenosha Counties, 
Wis., 1867-76 ; read medicine under Surg. 
Gen. E. B. Wolcott, 6 years ; educated, 
Rush Med. Coll., i year, and Hahnemann 
Med. Coll., M. D., 'yy ; gen. sec. and asst. 
surg. Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp., 
2 years; to Topeka, June 4, 1879; has 
been in practice here ever since; pres. 
Kan. State Homeo. Soc, 1881-82; found- 
ed first surgical hosp. in Kansas, 1882; 
prof, of surgery K. C. Homeo. Med. 
Coll., 2 years; lecturer, surgery, now; 
mem., surgical staff, Christ's Hosp., 18 
years; mem. Am. Institute of Homeo.; 
pres. Kansas Authors' Club ; ex-mem. 
state bd. of health ; ex-mem. state bd. of 
med. registration ; was secretary of it, 2 
years ; assisted in literary work on Burt's 
Materia Medica and Ludlam's Diseases 
of Women ; one of the editors of The 
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Early Shorthand and Typewriter Days in 
the Northwest; helped invent and build 
first Remington typewriter ; author, 
Roby's Poems, (unpublished). Office: 
730 Kan. Ave. 

Roby, R. T.— Born, May 4, 1867, 
Metropolis, 111. ; son of T. and Sarah E. 
(Stone) R. ; educated in Metropolis 
schools ; learned printing trade in Cincin- 
nati ; to Kansas, 1885 ; to Topeka, 1890 ; 
worked for Daily Capital, 6 years, and 
Hall Lithographing Co., 2 years ; became 
senior member of the firm of Roby and 
Knox, printers and publishers, 1898; 
married Laura A. McElroy, Oct., 1894. 
Office: 114 W. 8th. 

Rodgers, A. A. — Born, Logansport, 
Ind., Nov. 15, 1852; son of Alexander 
and Susana (Thompson) R. ; married 
Miss Roose, 1890; to Topeka, 1870; has 
been in real estate business for last 15 
years; Rodgers, Davis & Co., since 1897; 
has been dir. Shawnee Bldg. and Loan 
Assn. for over 5 years. Office: no W. 
Sixth. 

Rodgers, A. K. — Born, Logansport, 
Ind., Dec. 6, 1847; son of Alexander 
and Susana (Thompson) R: married 
Anna Dick, Topeka, Nov., 1872; clerk in 
gen. merchandise store, Logansport, Ind., 
15 years; 2 years service in Civil War; 
to Topeka, 1869; Rodgers's grocery 
store, 16 years; sec. Kan. Mortgage & 
Debenture Co., 4 years ; co. treas., Shaw- 
nee, 4 years ; organizer Ancient Order 
of Pyramids, and sec. 4 years ; asst. post- 
master since 1898. Res. : 503 Monroe. 

Rodman, James E. — Born, Radnor, 
Ohio, May 13, 1862; son of James and 
Maria (Mills) R. ; married Mary Trans; 
to Kan., 1878; on farm S. of Emporia; 
worked in floral business, Emporia; es- 
tablished floral business here over 15 
years ago. Store: 112 W. 8th. 

Rogers, John P.— Born, 111., i860; 



son of Dry den and Elizabeth (Wis well) 
R. ; received higher education, law and 
engineering depts., Washington Univ. ; 
married Liza Macbeth, St. Louis, 1882 ; 
engineer in various capacities ; navigator, 
2 years ; surveying and civil engineering, 
22 years; has been county surveyor, 
Shawnee, for over 7 years; re-elected, 
Nov. 1904; to Topeka, 1872. Res.: 715 
Western. 

Roope, Thomas. — Supt. of motive 
power for lines west of Missouri river, 
R. I. system; born, Brantford, Canada, 
Oct. 25, 1865 ; machinist's apprentice, 
Brantford, 1885-89; fireman, St. P., M. & 
M. R. R., 1889-92; engineer, 1892-95; 
master mechanic, 1895-1900; gen. master 
mechanic, 1900-03 ; present position since 
1903. Office : Rock Island depot. 

Root, Frank A. — Born, Binghamton, 
N. Y., July 3, 1837; son of Albert B. 
and Marinda (Boyden) R. ; married Em- 
ma Clark, Atchison, Kan., Oct. 21, 1864; 
she died April 20, 1904; to Lawrence, 
Kan., 1857 ; began work in office of The 
Herald of Freedom ; employed by Col. 
John A. Martin of Atchison (afterwards 
governor of Kan.) for nearly 4 years in 
the Champion office and as deputy post- 
master and chief clerk in the Atchison 
postoffice; 1863 became messenger on 
Overland Stage Line; later, local mail 
agt., Latham, Colo. ; then traveling mail 
agt. between Denver and Atchison on 
great stage line ; made 32 trips across the 
plains between Mo. River and Rocky 
Mts., 1863-65 ; publisher. Free Press, and 
Champion, Atchison, Kan., April, 1865- 
April, 1869; Telegraph, Waterville, Jan. 
1870-Feb., 1871 ; Courier, Seneca, 1871- 
72 ; Express, Holton, 1872-75 ; North To- 
peka Times, 1876-79; Gunnison Review 
and Review-Press, Colo., 1880-Nov., 
1886; Topeka Mail, 1886-93; postmaster, 
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Author : The Overland Stage to CaHfor- 
nia, Dec, 1901. Res. : 829 N. Quincy. 

Root, George Allen. — Born, Atchi- 
son, Kan., March 13, 1867; son of F. A. 
and Emma (Clark) R. ; educated in com- 
mon schools of Kan. and Colo; learned 
printing trade, and was associated with 
father in newspaper business at Gunni- 
son, Colo., and in the publication of the 
Topeka Mail from Oct. 1886 to Aug. 
1889; returned to Colorado., 1889, and 
was one of the publishers of White Pine 
Cone, for over a year; since 1891 has 
been employed in library of Kan. State 
Historical Society; with W. W. Cone is 
getting material for a genealogy of the 
Bishop family ; married Minnie J. Van- 
Cleave, Dec. 22, 1902, Topeka. Res. : 
324 Lindenwood. 

Root, Hiram C— Born, Sept. 7, 1858, 
Meriden, Conn. ; son of Luther H. and 
Elizabeth (Beech) R. ; educated at Kan- 
sas State Agrl. Coll., Manhattan ; mar- 
ried Laura Douthitt, April 20, 1898; in- 
structor, 1875-8; has been in law prac- 
tice in Topeka since 1880. Office : Bates 
Bldg., 6th and Jackson. 

Rosen, C. J. — Born, Aug. 10, 1871, 
Topeka ; son of C. J. and Johanna R. ; 
educated, Washburn Academy, i year; 
married Ethel Wood, Aug. 16, 1898, To- 
peka ; worked in the supply dept. of the 
Santa Fe Rwy., 8 years ; in coal business, 
3 years ; has been in the merchandise 
brokerage business since 1898. Office : 
418 Kan. Ave. 

Rosen, John A. — Born, Topeka, Jan. 
29, 1874; son of C. J. and Johanna R. ; 
educated in Topeka High School, and 
Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '96; married 
Mabel Curry, Topeka, 1898; commenced 
gen. law practice, 1896; patent atty., ex- 
clusively, since 1898; lecturer, patents, 
copyrights, and trademarks, Washburn 
Law School. Office 1418 Kan. Ave. 



Rosser, A. O. — Born, Coalgrovc, 
Ohio, July II, 1867; son of Wm. and 
Elizabeth (Evans) R. ; educated in the 
common schools ; married Anna Jones, 
Osage City, Kan., 1889; clerk in drug 
store, Osage City, 1887 ; has been propri- 
etor of drug store, Osage City, since 
1888; to Topeka, 1896; proprietor of 
drug store at loth and Topeka Ave. since 
1898. 

Rossington, W. H. — Born, Galena, 
111., July 31, 1848; son of Thomas B. and 
Mary (Miller) R. ; educated, Yale Univ. 
2 years ; received honorary degree, LL. 
D., Washburn Coll., 1904 ; married Mary 
Holiday, Topeka, 1874; newspaper work, 
Phila., Washington, D. C, Rock Island, 
and Davenport, Iowa ; studied law under 
Dryden, Lindley, and Dryden, St. Louis ; 
reporter of Legislature for Topeka Com- 
monwealth, 1870; editor, Leavenworth 
Conservative; reporter of Legislature, 
time of famous Pomeroy Expose, and 
wrote speech of Senator York from mem- 
ory ; editor. Commonwealth, 1873-75 ; has 
been practicing law nearly 30 years; 
mem. firm Rossington, Smith & West; 
V. pres. and dir.. First Nat. Bank ; to To- 
peka, 1869. Office : Crawford Bldg. 

Roudebush, E. E. — Born, Ohio, July 
4, 1862; son of Samuel and Catherine 
(Bursin) R. ; married Laura P. Baum, 
Topeka, Dec. 28, 1887; founded Topeka 
Business Coll., and ran it for 5 years; 
author of the Roudebush Writing Sys- 
tem ; mem. bd. of education ; has been in 
the real estate business for last 6 years ; 
insurance and loan agt. ; mgr. Roudebush 
Publishing Co. ; to Topeka, 1883. Office : 
107 W. 6th. 

Rupin, A., M. D. — Born, Montabaur, 
Germany, June 30, 1838; great grand- 
father, grandfather, father, brother, were 
physicians; educated, Gymnasium of Cob- 
lenz, 4 years, Univ. of Giesen, 4 years; 



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married Elise Roessler, Germany, 1863; 
to Am., 1868; practiced medicine, Louis- 
ville, Ky., 2 years, St. Louis, 3 years, 
Atchison, Kan., i year, Leavenworth, i 
year; to Topeka, 1886; has been practic- 
ing here ever since; mem. Kan. State 
Homeo. Assn.; contributor, occasionally, 
to homeo. med. journals. Office : 106 
E. 6th. 

Rupin, Anton, M. D. — Born in Ger- 
many, Nov. 8, 1866; son of Adam and 
Elise (Roessler) R. ; educated in the com- 
mon schools of Germany and Mo. 
Homeo. Coll., M. D., '90; to America, 
1867; to Kan., 1878; to Topeka, 1884; 
has been in practice here since 1889. Of- 
fice : 522 Kan. Ave. 

Russell, A. M. — Born near Hunts- 
burg, Ohio, April 7, 1847; son of Warren 
and Polly Ann (Evans) R. ; educated, 
Iowa State Univ., i year and Iowa State 
Agrl. Coll., I year; married Martha M. 
Counts, Feb. 19, 1870; enlisted in Co. I., 
35th Ohio inf., and was in Civil War 3 
years; established West Branch News 
(Iowa), 1871 ; to Jefferson Co., Kan., 
March 24, 1873 ; taught school at Perry 
up to 1878 ; principal, 1877, Perry ; taught 
school, Boyle Station, 2 years ; taught 
school. Valley Falls, 1882-89 and 1896; 
notary public for last 28 years; to To- 
peka, Oct. 16, 1889; has been pension 
atty. for over 22 years; has contributed 
to various newspapers; has published 
some poetry in the papers. Office: 11 20 
E. 6th. 

Ryder, L. A., M. D.— Born, Fond 
du Lac, Wis., Nov. 8, 1861 ; son of C. A. 
and Emily (Foss) R. ; graduated, Hahn- 
emann Med. Coll., M. D., '83; married 
Minnie W. Wolcott, Atchison, Kan., 
1889; began practice in Topeka, 1883; 
physician of the state reform school, 4 
years; surgeon, 3rd regt. Kan. Nat. 
Guards; nat. pres. Fraternal Aid Assn., 



4 years; sec, Kan. State Med. Soc., 2 
years ; councilman, since 1903 ; mem. Am. 
Institute of Homeo., Kan. State Homeo. 
Soc, and Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. ; su- 
preme med. dir. Ancient Order of Pyra- 
mids; mem. med. bd. of pension exam- 
iners. Office: 524 Kan. Ave. 

Ryus, Charles W. — Chief claim ad- 
juster, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Wat- 
kins, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1844; son of David 
and Hetty (Stanton) R. ; educated in the 
common schools and academy; married 
Celeste Johnson, Harveyville, Kan., 
1863; in merchandise business, Burlin- 
game, 7 years ; in mining business, Colo., 
10 years ; has been in claim dept. of Santa 
Fe since 1883 ; to Topeka, 1883 ; to Kan- 
sas, i860. Res. : 1254 Topeka Ave. 



Sample, James A. G., M. D. — Born, 
Adams Co., Ohio, Dec. 1833; son of 
Matthew and Elizabeth (Gulliford) S.; 
educated, Univ. of N. Y., '62, and Univ. 
of Mich., M. D., '65 ; married Emma 
Judson, Canada, July 2, 1866; practiced. 
Upper Canada and Rushville, Mo., be- 
fore coming to Topeka, 1894; has been 
in practice here ever since. Office : 534 
Kan. Ave. 

Samson, Charles Barrett. — Born, 
Oneid, Co., N. Y., Nov. 24, 1837; son 
of Isaac and Malinda (Barrett) S.; mar- 
ried Mary E. Haywood, March 8, i860; 
to Topeka, 1880; started the Topeka Pa- 
per Co., with son, C. H., 1890; sold out 
interest in the company to son, Jan. i, 
1904. Res. : 314 Topeka Ave. 

Samson, Charles H. — Born, McGreg- 
or, Iowa, Aug. 29, 1862; son of Charles 
B. and Mary E. (Haywood) S.; educat- 
ed in common schools and high school; 
married Hattie North, 1884; married La- 
vina Zimmerman, Topeka, 1894; to To- 
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house, 6 years ; started Topeka Paper Co. 
with father, 1890; bought out his inter- 
est, Jan. I, 1904; proprietor Topeka Pa- 
per Co. Store: 411-13-15 Jackson. 

Sargent, John. — Born, Barnstaple, 
North Devonshire, England, Aug. 28, 
1849; son of John and Jane (Rotten- 
berry) S. ; married M. Grigg, Bideford, 
Devonshire, England, April 2, 1870; to 
Topeka, 1878; began contracting, 1878, 
and has been in that business ever since ; 
Cuthbert & Sargent, contractors. Office : 
1 8th and Topeka Ave. 

Scandrett, Henry A. — Born, Fari- 
bault, Minn., April 8, 1876; son of Henry 
and J. W. (Whipple) S. ; educated, Shat- 
tuck Mil. School, 1894, Univ. of Minn., 
B. L., '98, and Univ. of Mich. Law 
School, LL. B., 1900; claim agt. U. P. 
Rwy., Omaha, Neb., and K. C, Mo., 11 
months; asst. atty. U. P. Rwy., Topeka, 
since 1901 ; mem. law firm Loomis, Blair 
& Scandrett; sec. Topeka & Northwest- 
ern R. R. Co. Address : Office Block. 

Schenck, J. J. — Born, Brownsburg, 
Ind., 1862 ; son of S. G. and Elizabeth 
(Coffman) S. ; graduated, Kan. State 
Normal, 1883 ; read law under John Mar- 
tin; admitted to the bar, Topeka, 1889; 
Schenck & McKeever, 1889-90; has been 
in practice here since 1889; married 
Maggie Pence, Topeka, 1893. Office : 
Columbian Bldg. 

Schoch, William F.— Born, Le Roy, 
111., Jan. 5, 1857; son of David H. and 
and Eunice Ann S. ; married Katherine 
Bates, Montana, Labette Co., Kan., Feb. 
12, 1884; to Parsons, Kan., 1877; read 
law in offices, Cory & Simms, Parsons, 
and Perkins, Morrison & Bowman, Os- 
wego; began practice, Aug. 1883; estab- 
lished practice, Topeka, 1895 ; mem. firm 
Monroe & Schoch, since Aug. i, 1904; 
prof. med. jurisprudence Kan. Med. Coll., 
since 1897. Office : 623 Kan. Ave. 



Scholle, F. H.— Born, Baltimore, 
Md., Sept. 27, 1869 ; son of John F. and 
Marie (Cross) S. ; educated, St. John's 
Mil. Col., Annapolis, Md., and Baltimore 
Univ. School of Med., M. D., '96; mar- 
ried Lillian Krouss, Topeka, Oct. 1903 ; 
house surg. Baltimore Univ. Hosp., 
1897; demonstrator, anatomy, Baltimore 
Univ.; asst. surg. in U. S. Army, Span- 
ish-Am. War, 1898; demonstrator, anat- 
omy, Kan. Med. Coll., 1900; mem. staff 
Stormont Hosp. ; mem. Am. Med. Assn., 
Kan. State Med. Soc, and Shawnee Co. 
Med. Soc. ; nat. med. dir. Samaritan's of 
Am. Office: 521 Kan. Ave. 

Schroeder, H. — Born, Germany, 
1854; son of Fred and Mary (Priss) S. ; 
married Caroline Alfred, Topeka, 1897; 
established in monument business, To- 
peka, since 1896 ; has been over 37 years 
in business; to Kan., 1887. Store: 231 
Jefiferson. 

Schumann, Peter. — Pastor, German 
Evangelical church ; born, Hessen, Ger- 
many, Sept. 20, 1842 ; son of George and 
Martha E. S. ; educated in war dept., 
Germany ; married Barbara Linkert, Day- 
ton, Ohio, March 28, 1869; to Kansas, 
1878; to Topeka, 1904; pastor German 
Evangelical church here since then ; has 
been a minister for a number of years. 
Res. : 329 Monroe. 

Schwartz, Charles W., M. D.— Born, 
Golden, 111., 1870; son of John G. and 
Martha S. ; educated. Normal, Bushnell, 
111., '93, and Northwestern Univ., M. D. ; 
married Josephine Strickler, Topeka, 
July, 1898; practiced. Camp Point, 111., 
2 years, and Denver, 111., 2 years ; to 
Topeka, 1901, and has been in practice 
here ever since. Office: 803 Kan. Ave, 

Scott, H. — Chief clerk, government 
accts., freight auditor's dept., A. T. & 
S. F. Rwy.; born, Staffordshire, Eng- 
land, Sept. 25, 1857; son of Thomas and 



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Ruth (Brownhill) S.; married Emma 
Markley, Topeka, Oct. 15, 1884; book- 
keeper, wholesale grocery house, London, 
4 years; bookkeeper, wholesale harness 
mfg. CO., 5 years; to America, 1882; to 
Topeka, 1882; began work with Santa 
Fe Rwy., as clerk, freight auditor's dept., 
1882; in various capacities until made 
chief clerk, government accts., 1887; has 
held that office continuously since then. 
Res. : 807 W. loth. 

Scott, Henry.— Born, Smeethe, Kent, 
England, July 7, 1846; son of Frederick 
and Elizabeth (Barton) S.; married 
Alice D. Teed, Topeka, July 21, 1883; 
to Topeka, 1878; carpentry work to 
1880; ice cream mfr. since then. Fac- 
tory: 335 Taylor. 

Scott, James Frederick. — Clerk of 
records and contracts, A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy.; born, Baltimore, Md., Aug. 12, 
1845; son of James W. and Mary 
(Robb) S. ; received private school edu- 
cation, and attended a polytechnic school, 
2^2 years; to Topeka, Sept. 9, 1878; 
bookkeeper, treasury dept., Santa Fe 
Rwy., to 1891 ; present position since 
then; married Anna S. Douglass, K. C, 
Mo., June 25, 1903; dir. Cherokee & 
Pittsburg Coal & Mining Co., Vulcan 
Fuel Co., Atchison City Elevator Co., 
Las Vegas Hot Springs Co., and Santa 
Fe Refrigerator Despatch Co. ; asst. sec. 
Gibbs Town & Land Co., Revere Town 
& Land, Rutledge Town & Land Co., 
Sibley Town & Land Co., and Santa Fe 
Town & Land Co. Res.: 1121 W. loth. 

Shaffer, Jacob E.— Born, Franklin 
Co., Pa., Feb. 19, 1855; son of Joseph 
and Suzanne (Waynant) S. ; married 
Mary S. Smith, Jackson Co., Kan., 
March 14, 1878; to Kan., 1864; to To- 
peka, Dec. 6, 1881 ; worked for Santa Fe 
Rwy. a number of years ; established real 



estate business 18 years ago, and has been 
in it ever since. Office: 112 E. 6th. 

Shattuck, C. H.— Professor of nat- 
ural history, Washburn College; born, 
Vandalia, Mo., Nov. 21, 1867; son of 
W. C. and Matilda C. (Houston) S.; 
educated, Vandalia High School, Watson 
Seminary, Gem City Business Coll., Za- 
nerian Art Coll., Campbell Coll., B. S., 
and Chicago Univ., M. S. ; married Maud 
Elizabeth Stackhouse, Netawaka, Kan., 
Aug. 15, 1895 ; was a teacher in Campbell 
Coll., 14 years; has been teaching at 
Washburn since Sept., 1904; mem. Kan. 
Acad, of Science. Res. : 1324 Garfield 
Avenue. 

Shaver, William M. — Born, Albany, 
N. Y., Oct. 25, 1858; son of Wm. and 
Allison W. (Mitchell) S. ; received com- 
mon and high school education ; married 
Carrie L. Baker, Newton, Kan., 1888; 
to Newton, Kan., 1878; admitted to bar 
1880; practiced 10 years; grand master 
of Masons of Kan., 1897; now grand 
sec. of grand chapter Royal Arch Masons 
of Kan., and grand recorder, grand 
council, R. & S. M. of Kan. ; baritone 
soloist; engaged in church music work 
for many years. Office: Real Estate 
Bldg. 

Shaw, Jesse. — Born, Loughborough, 
England, Nov. 11, 1851 ; son of Jesse 
and Mary (Goodman) S. ; married Pha- 
netta A. Hull, Topeka, Nov. 11, 1876; 
on farm until 21 ; to Kan., March 1871 ; 
to Topeka, Sept., 1873; teamster, 1873- 
74 ; driver. Wells, Fargo & Co., Express, 
1875; supt. Topeka Transportation Co., 
1875-81 ; supt. Topeka City Rwy., 1881- 
88; asst. supt. Topeka Water Co., 2 
years; mgr., Topeka Water Co., since 
1890; was pres. City S. S. assn., 2 years; 
v.-pres., 3 years; mem. executive com- 
mittee, county assn., 3 years ; was mem. 
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now dir. Y. M. C. A. ; dir. and sec. Fos- 
ter Humane Soc. ; pres. and treas. Coun- 
cil Grove Electric Light and Power Co., 
for last 2 years. Res.: 1214 E. 6th. 

Sheetz, Aaron. — Grocer; born, Read- 
ing, Pa., Nov. 15, 1848; son of William 
and Sarah (Hull) S.; married Mary E. 
Seitzsinger, Reading, Pa., March, 1867; 
has been in the grocery business in North 
Topeka since 1882. Store : 828 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Sheldon, Charles Monroe. — Pastor, 
Central Congregational church ; born, 
Wellsville, New York, February 26, 
1857; son of Stewart and Sarah (Ward) 
S. ; graduated, Phillips Academy, And- 
over, Mass., '79, Brown University, '83, 
and Andover Theological Sem., '86; mar- 
ried Mary Abby Merriam, Topeka, 1891 ; 
ordained to Congl. ministry, 1886; has 
been pastor of Central Congl. church 
since 1889; edited, as a distinctively 
Christian Daily, the Topeka Capital one 
week in 1900; began his work in Tennes- 
see Town, 15 years ago ; the kindergarten 
is in its 12th year. Author : Richard 
Bruce, 1891 ; Robert Hardy's Seven 
Days, 1892; The Twentieth Door, 1893; 
The Crucifixion of Philip Strong, 1893 ; 
John King's Question Class, 1894 ; His 
Brother's Keeper, 1895; In His Steps, 
1896; Malcolm Kirk, 1897; Lend a Hand, 
1897; The Redemption of Freetown, 
1898; The Miracle at Markham, 1898; 
One of the Two, 1898; For Christ and 
the Church, 1899; Edward Blake, 1899; 
Born to Serve, 1900; Who Killed Joe's 
Baby?, 1901 ; The Wheels of the Ma- 
chine, 1901 ; The Reformer, 1902; The 
Narrow Gate, 1902 ; How to Succeed ; 
His Mother's Prayers ; The Heart of the 
World, etc. Res: 1515 W. 15th. 

Sheldon, Marion. — Born, Texas, 
Sept. 8, 1854; son of Benjamin and Lou- 
isa (Vaught) S. ; married Emma Miller, 



March 18, 1886; on farm until 23; book 
business, Eldorado, 3 years ; banking bus- 
iness, 5 years; to Topeka, 1892; dealer 
in hardware, 4 years; since 1897, real 
estate, and mdse. broker, also in loan, 
rental, collection, and fire ins. business. 
Office: 715 Kan. Ave. 

Sheldon, Stewart, Rev. — Born, Perry 
Centre, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1823 ; son of Hor- 
ace and Philena (Ward) S. ; married, 
at Cuba, N. Y., to Sarah Ward; gradu- 
ated, Hamilton Coll., A. B., '48; taught 
school at Valparaiso, Chile, 1849; to San 
Francisco where helped to survey city of 
tents ; in mining business about one year ; 
graduated, Auburn Theological Sem- 
inary ; pastor several Congregational 
churches in N. Y. and other states ; gen. 
missionary in the Dakotas and Colo., and 
supt. Congl. Church Building soc. for the 
Dakotas, 15 years altogether; 1886-89, 
field sec. Congl. Church Building soc. 
for New England; to Topeka, 1889; has 
copied on the typewriter for the printer 
all productions of his son, Charles M. ; 
contributor to various papers. Author: 
Gleanings by the Way, 1890, Crane & 
Co., and The Root of All Kinds of Evil, 
1903. Res.: 1506 West St. 

Shellabarger, J. L. — Born near Car- 
lisle, Pa., Sept. 23, 1839; son of David 
and Catherine (Byerly) S. ; graduate of 
Princeton Univ., N. J. ; married Mary 
Ann Mitchell, Oct. 15, 1867; enlisted, 
1862, Co. A., ii6th 111. vol. inf.; mus- 
tered out June 1865, with rank of ist It. ; 
to Topeka, 1871 ; became mem. Shawnee 
Milling Co., May 1871, and has been con- 
nected with it ever since; now sec. and 
treas. ; dir. Topeka Free Public Library. 
Mills : 3d and Kan. Ave. 

Shellabarger, J. M. — Born, Spring- 
field, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1846; son of David 
and Elizabeth (Baird) S. ; educated, 
Wittenberg Coll., Ohio; married Kate 



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Kistler, March 13, 1873; to Topeka, Oct. 
4, 1868; was in the plumbing business, 
N. Topeka, 5 years; established under- 
taking business, 1897, and has been in 
it ever since; his son, Fred M., born, 
Springfield, Ohio, Aug., 1877, has been 
in the business with him since 1897. Es- 
tablishment : 5th and Jackson. 

Sherman, Patrick H.— Born, Lafay 
ette, Ind., March 16, 1842; son of An- 
drew and Mary (Carney) S. ; married 
Mary Ann Stewart, Holton, Kan., Feb. 
8, 1865 ; drove teams across the plains, 
1855-72; brigade wagon master under 
Col. Inman, 1869-70; on police force, 
Topeka, 1876; ex-city marshal; has been 
depot master, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. since 
1 881. Res.: 208 E. 8th. 

Shillinglaw, Thomas G. — B o r n, 
Georgetown, Canada, Feb. 11, 1855; son 
of John and Rose (Hall) S. ; married, 
May 19, 1879, to L. Nargand, who died, 
1896; to Topeka, 1873; bookbinder be- 
fore entering real estate business ; deputy 
U. S. marshal, 1886; has been in real 
estate business since 1884. Office: 1061/0 
W. 5th. 

Shirer, H. L.— Born, Ohio, 1861 ; son 
of Daniel G. and CordeHa (King) S. ; 
educated, Fairfield Union Acad. ; married 
Lillian Whiting, Topeka, Jan. 3, 1889; 
worked for T. J. Kellam Book and Sta- 
tionery Co., as sec. 12 years; organized 
Kan. Book Co., 1897, and has been con- 
nected with it ever since; to Topeka, 
1885. Store: 617 Quincy. 

Short, Henry Calvin. — Gen. travel- 
ing auditor, A. T. & S. F. Rwy.; born, 
Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 11, 1840; son of 
Daniel and Anna Weed (Pettingell) S.; 
married Mary C. Long, Darien, Wis., 
Dec. 20, 1865; began railroad service as 
messenger boy at freight station of Cleve- 
land, Columbus & Cincinnati R. R., Co- 
lumbus, Ohio, 1855; was with Ra- 



cine & Miss. R. R., Racine, Wis., 
II years; then with Rockford, Rock 
Island & St. Louis R. R., and its 
successors, to 1879 ; was cashier and pay- 
master of the road, 3 years of this time ; 
treas. Logansport, Crawfordsville, and 
Southwestern Ry., 1879-80; to Topeka, 
Jan. 1880; has been gen. traveling audi- 
tor, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ever since. Res. : 
614 Clay. 

Shull, Elias. — Born, Massillon, Ohio, 
April 4, 1839; son of Jacob and Sarah 
(Diehl) S. ; educated, Wittenberg Coll., 
A. B., '69; married Mary C. Alsip, Feb. 
28, 1871 ; quartermaster's agt., Civil 
War, 3% years; supt. Vicksburg Nat. 
Cemetery, 1866-67; clerk. War Dept., 
Washington, 1867-69; to Topeka, 1869; 
employ of Nat. Land Co., i year; asst. 
solicitor in office of E. W. Dennis, Kan. 
Pacific R. R., 1870-74; chief clerk, To- 
peka Pension Agency, 3 years ; sec, 
Western Loan Co., 2 years; clerk, To- 
peka Pension Agency, 1882-85; worked 
for Kan. Investment Co. and pres. part 
time at end of existence, 5 years; since 
1896, abstracter and conveyancer of 
titles, and pension atty. ; occasional con- 
tributor. Modern Mercury, Topeka. Of- 
fice : III W. 6th. 

Shutt, D. A.— Pastor, Walnut Grove 
M. E. church. (See Corrections and Ad- 
ditions, back part of this book.) 

Silver, Joseph R. — Born, Pendleton, 
Ind., Dec. 6, 1834; son of Thomas and 
Sarah (Richmond) S. ; married Lucinda 
Ann Stevenson, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 
Aug. 25, 1861 ; admitted to the bar, 
Greenfield, Ind., 1859; practiced at 
Greenfield and Anderson, Ind. ; came to 
Topeka, March, 1878; practiced here un- 
til 1896; now retired. Res.: 1531 Col- 
lege Ave. 

Silver, Ward W.— Principal Wash- 
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WHO'S WHO IN TOPEKA. 



Ill 



March 22, 1874; son of Joseph R, and 
Lucinda (Stevenson) S. ; educated, 
Washburn, A. B., '96, Univ. of Chicago, 
graduate student, 1896-97, and Harvard, 
A. M., 1901 ; married Jane Rodgers, To- 
peka, 1903 ; instructor, Pendleton Acad., 
Oregon, 1897-1900; principal Washburn 
Acad, since 1901. Res.: 1525 College 
Avenue. 

Silvernail, H. A. — Born near Hud- 
son, Mich., June 22, 1873 ; son of L. and 
Lucy (Crater) S. ; received common, and 
high school education to sub. junior class ; 
to Mich. Valley, Kan., 1879; to Topeka, 
1889; collector, H. G. Larimer, 3 or 4 
years; in various positions to Aug., 1903, 
when became associated with L L. Bet- 
zer; now real estate dealer. Res.: 1725 
Western Ave. 

Sims, William. — Born, Mu.skingum 
Co., Ohio, May 22, 1831 ; son of Mahlon 
and Mariah (Riley) S. ; married Hannah 
A. Richey, Oct., 1852 ; maj. 9th Ohio cav. 
in Civil War; to Kan., 1872; state sen- 
ator, 1877-78; sec. state bd. of agricul- 
ture, 1882-88; pres. state bd. of agricul- 
ture, 4 years; has been pres. ist Nat. 
Bank of Topeka since 1896; has been 
pres. Capitol Bldg. and Loan Assn. since 
1893. Office : 7th and Kan. Ave. 

Skinner, C. D.— Born, Berne, N. Y., 
June 13, 1855; son of Daniel S. and 
Phoebe Jane (Cornwell) S. ; educated, 
Washburn Coll., i year; married Carrie 
Hackney, Topeka, 1880; to Topeka, 
1868; with father in shoe store, 12 years ; 
Sain and Skinner Transfer and Storage 
Co., 1890-1900; proprietor Merchants 
Transfer and Storage since 1900. Of- 
ffice: 611 Quincy. 

Slater, Fred C. — Born, Germany, 
Nov. 10, 1864; son of Frederick and 
Louise S. ; received high school and pri- 
vate education; married Gertrude Fra- 
zur, Topeka, 1896; read law in office of 



McClure and Humphrey, Junction City, 
Kan., 2 years; to Ellis Co., Kan., 1879; 
to Topeka, 1889; has been in law prac- 
tice, Topeka, since 1892. Office: 615 
Kan. Ave. 

Sloan, A. C, D. D. S.— Born, N. Y. 
City, Oct. 20, 1850; son of Alfred D. 
and Jeanette (Angevine) S. ; educated. 
Mo. Dental Coll., D. D. S., '69, Kan. 
Med. Coll., post graduate course. Bac- 
teriology ; married Louie Shively, Paola, 
Kan., 1884; to Kan. 1870; practiced at 
Leavenworth, 1872-84; has been in prac- 
tice here since 1884; prof- oral and den- 
tal surgery, Kan. Med. Coll. Office: 
728 Kan. Ave. 

Slonecker, J. G.— Born, Ashland Co., 
Ohio, 1856; educated, Monmouth Coll., 
111., A. B., '70; read law under Judge 
McFarland ; admitted to bar, 1873 ; mem. 
Rep. Co. Central Committee, 7 years; 
pres. Rep. State League, 2 terms; has 
been in law practice, Topeka, for 25 
years; to Topeka, 1873; prof, of law, 
Washburn Law School. Office : 535 
Kan. Ave. 

Sloe, William A. — Born, Shawnee- 
town. 111., Jan. 8, 1841 ; son of James C. 
and Judith (Castler) S. ; married Abbie 
M. Goss, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1870; asst. 
postmaster, Cairo, 111., 16 years ; to Kan., 
1879; in cattle business a number of 
years; to Topeka, 1888; has been in ab- 
stract business for over 15 years; treas. 
Real Estate, Abstract and Title Co. Of- 
fice: 113 W. 5th. 

Smith, A. G., Rev.— Pastor, Euclid 
Ave. M. E. church (see Additions and 
Corrections, back part of this book). 

Smith, Clark Allen.— Born, Rock Co., 
Wis., July 29, 1846; son of Matthew and 
Anna Kelsey (George) S. ; educated, 
State Univ. of Wis.; married Sarah 
Bower, Chicago, 111., Feb. 6, 1873; to 
Kan., 1871 ; a city atty., 1872-79; a coun- 



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ty atty., 1874-76; judge of 15th dist., 
1882-90; has practiced law, 1871-1904, 
except when judge ; proprietor of a stock 
ranch since 1880; has been justice of 
supreme court, Kan., since Dec. i, 1904. 
Res.: 323 W. loth. 

Smith, Charles Blood. — Born, Ken- 
dall Co., 111., June 26, 1850; son of Wil- 
liam and Rebecca (Blood) S.; educated, 
Cornell Univ., N. Y., and read law in of- 
fice of McCagg, Fuller & Culver, Chi- 
cago; married, 1876, Abby Holt, who 
died, 1890; married Miriam Redden, To- 
peka, 1893 ; in practice, Chicago, 2 years; 
to Topeka, 1873, and has been practicing 
here ever since; has been with W. H. 
Rossington, 30 years; mem. firm Ros- 
sington. Smith & West ; lecturer on pub- 
lic service companies, Washburn Law 
School. Office : Crawford Bldg. 

Smith, Clement. — Born, B a t a v i a, 
Iowa, Jan. 19, 1866; son of L. V. R. and 
Elizabeth (Leeson) S.; educated, Kan. 
Med. Coll., sessions, 1890 and 1891 ; mar- 
ried Adele A. Sparks, Fairport, Iowa, 
1893; to Topeka, 1877; learned printer's 
trade. Capital office, Topeka; has manu- 
factured artificial limbs, orthopedic in- 
struments and trusses in Topeka for a 
number of years ; pres. Smith Automobile 
Co. Office : 618-20 Quincy. 

Smith, E. A. — Born, New York, Jan. 
20, 1841 ; son of Enos M. and Roxanna 
(Andrews) S.; married Helen M. Frank, 
New York, March 3, 1870; educated, 
Lenox Acad. ; dry goods merchant, New 
York, 25 years; to Topeka, 1896; has 
been in real estate business here ever 
since. Office: 509 Kan. Ave. 

Smith, Jacob. — Born, Licken Co., 
Ohio, June 24, 1831 ; son of John and 
Hannah (Darsham) S. ; married Sarah 
Linderman, who died about May, 1888; 
to Topeka, March 17, 1857; in Price's 



Raid under Col. George Veale ; has been 
in hardware business since 1857; was 
pres. Bank of Topeka, 9 years ; organized 
W. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co., 
1876; pres., W. A. L. Thompson Hard- 
ware Co. Store: 511 Kan. Ave. 

Smith, James. — Born, Armstrong 
Co., Pa., July 29, 1837; son of Robert 
and Sarah (Wray) S. ; graduated, Jef- 
ferson Coll., Pa. ; married Jennie Edgar, 
Jan. 23, 1867; to Marshall Co., Kan., 
i860 ; served in Civil War, 4 years ; made 
1st It., and quartermaster; elected mem. 
Kan. Legislature, 1865 ; co. clerk, Mar- 
shall, 1870-74; CO. treas., 1874-78; sec 
of state, Kan., 1879-85; private sec. to 
Gov. John A. Martin, 1885-89, and Gov. 
L. V. Humphrey, 4 years; expert acct. 
for master in chancery during receiver- 
ship of A. T. & S. F. R. R. ; apptd. quar- 
termaster gen. of Kan. by Gov. Stanley, 
and by Gov. Bailey. Office: State 
Capitol. 

Smith, L. Anton. — Born, Iowa, May 
23, 1858; son of L. V. R. and EHzabeth 
(Leeson) S. ; educated, Kan. Med. Coll., 
sessions of 1890 and 1891 ; married Leni 
L. Cramer, Albia, Iowa, 1881 ; to To- 
peka, 1877; has manufactured artificial 
limbs, orthopedic instruments, and trusses 
in Topeka for a number of years ; v. pres. 
Smith Automobile Co. Office: 618-20 
Quincy. 

Smith, Peter. — Born, Union Co., 
Ind., Aug. 24, 185 1 ; son of John P. and 
Mary (Sedgwick) S.; married Catherine 
Buhl, 1880, Topeka; to North Topeka, 
Sept. I, 1874; in grocery business, 2 
years; with Citizens' State Bank ever 
since; pres. since 1898. Office: 801 N. 
Kan. Ave. 

Smith, W. R.— Born, Peru, 111., 1853 : 
son of William C. and Elisabeth (Trues- 
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class, '72, and Univ. of Mich., 2 years of 
law course ; married Maud Noyes, Oct., 
1893; to Jefferson Co., Kan., 1858; com- 
menced practice of law, Atchison, 1874; 
to K. C, Kan., 1892, and became mem. 
law firm Mills, Wells & Smith ; city atty., 
Atchison, 1893-96; justice, supreme 
court, Kan., since 1898; lecturer, muni- 
cipal corporations, Washburn Law 
School. Office : State Capitol Bldg. 

Smyth, Bernard B. — Born near Old- 
castle, Ireland, March 8, 1843 5 son of 
John and Kate S. ; married Mary Adams, 
Jan. I, 1873; to Ellinwood, Barton Co., 
Kan., June, 1874; librarian, Kan. Acad, 
of Science, 1887-92; pres. Graywood 
Botany Club, 1887-94; sec. and treas. 
Topeka Soc. of Natural Science, 1888- 
90; sec. and treas., Topeka Philosophical 
Society, since 1894; curator State Mu- 
seum of Natural Hist, and Botany, since 
1895. Office: State Capitol. 

Snattinger, M. — Born, Altenstadt, 
Bavaria, June 28, 1841 ; son of Isaac and 
Sarah (Burganer) S. ; married Henri- 
etta Green wald, Topeka, Aug. 4, 1885 ; 
before coming to Topeka, 1869, was in 
business at Winchester, Ind. ; has been 
engaged in business here since 1869; was 
a clothing merchant for a number of 
years ; member, city council, 1901 ; pres. 
Shawnee Bldg. and Loan Assn. ; capi- 
talist. Res.: 309 W. loth. 

Snyder, Charles J. — Photographer; 
born, Newport, Ky., Sept. 27, 1854; re- 
ceived common and high school educa- 
tion; son of C. C. and Julia (Klemm) 
S. ; married Laura A. Hooven, Parker 
City, Pa., 1877; has been in photography 
business 35 years; to Topeka, 1884, and 
has been in business here since then. 
Gallery: 722 Kan. Ave. 

Snyder, C. W. — Born, Rochester, N. 
Y., 1854; grad. Union Seminary, Wayne 
Co., N. Y. ; married Hattie Southwick, 



Rochester, N. Y., 1887; to Clifton, Kan., 
1879; established Bank of Clifton, 25 
years ago and is now pres. of it under 
new name, ist Nat. Bank of Clifton ; now 
pres. Exchange Bank of Linn, Kan., v. 
pres. Carbondale State Bank, v. pres. 
Manufacturers Nat. Bank of Leaven- 
worth, Kan., and v. pres. Leavenworth 
Terminal Rwy. & Bridge Co., providing 
steel bridge over Mo. River for Bur- 
lington, Rock Island, and Maple Leaf 
railroads; stockholder Stillwater (Okla. 
Ty.) Nat. Bank, Ramona State Bank, and 
1st Nat. Bank, Roff, Ind., Ty. ; dir. State 
Savings Bank, Topeka, and treas. Capitol 
Bldg. & Loan Assn., Topeka. Office: 
Real Estate Building. 

Snyder, J. F.— Born, Newburg, Ind., 
Oct. 20, 1858; son of A. J. and Sophonia 
(White) S. ; educated, Wasioja Semi- 
nary; married Mary E. Stone, Topeka, 
Dec. 23, 1880; to Topeka, 1867; was con- 
tractor ; farmed and was in hay business ; 
has been street commr. of Topeka since 
1899. Office: City Bldg. 

Solecki, J. H., D. D. S.— Born, 
Rosen, Germany, Jan. 16, 1866; son of 
Jacob and Katherine S. ; graduated, K. C. 
Dental Coll., 1903; mem. Kan. State 
Dental Assn. ; does some literary work. 
Office: 715 Kan. Ave. 

Souders, F. R., D. D. S.— Born, Bur- 
lingame, Kan., Jan. 12, 1875; son of 
James and Addie (Millison) S. ; educat- 
ed, Burlingame High School, and West- 
em Dental Coll., K. C, D. D. S., '98; 
married Bell Wells, Topeka, Dec. 5, 
1900; practiced, Burlingame, 5 years; in 
practice, Topeka, since 1903. Office: 
623 Kan. Ave. 

Southwick, M. F. — Born, Dansville, 
N. Y., Jan. 22, 1855; son of Hamilton 
and Martha (Sherwood) S. ; married 
Ella A. Rice, Rochester, N. Y., Aug., 



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1882 ; in charge refined oil dept. Vacuum 
Oil Co., 7 years ; to Clifton, Kan., 1882 ; 
V. pres. Bank of Clifton to consolidation 
with Clifton State Bank, 1894; to To- 
peka, Dec. 1899; pres. Bank of Palmer 
(Kan.) and Carbondale State Bank 
(Kan.) ; v. pres. Exchange Bank of Linn, 
Kan., and ist Nat. Bank of Clifton, 
Kan.; stockholder, Stillwater Nat. Bank 
(Okla.) and ist Nat. Bank of Rofif (Ind. 
Ty.). Office : Real Estate Bldg. 

Spear, John B. — Born, Portage Lake, 
Mich., 1857; son of John and Jane (Glas- 
son )S.; married Annie E. Pitt, 1886; 
was a coal operator, St. Louis, Mo.; to 
Topeka, 1885; has been in mercantile 
business here since 1886; prop. John B. 
Spear Department Store, 843-45 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Spencer, Charles F.— Born, Green- 
wood, Ind., June 22, 1854; son of G. W. 
and Ann (Brewer) S. ; educated, Topeka 
High School, 1871-73; admitted to the 
bar 1878; has practiced in Topeka ever 
since; co. clerk, Shawnee, 1884-85 ; poHce 
commr. of Topeka, 1889-93; city atty., 
1901-05; Republican in politics since 
1892; married Isabelle Alexander, 1884. 
Res. : 421 Clay. 

Spielman, H. A. — Born, Germanville, 
Iowa, 1861 ; son of J. A. and Christina 
(Hirshberger) S. ; graduated, Carthage 
Coll., Carthage, 111., '83; married M. 
AHce Geiger; traveling salesman for a 
hardware company, 12 years; Emahizer 
and Speilman, furniture dealers, Topeka, 
since 1903. Store: 519 Kan. Ave. 

Squires, Frank C. — Born, Columbus, 
Ohio, Nov. 1871 ; son of J. H. and Jennie 
(Shimp) S.; educated, Topeka Art 
School, 3 years, and 8 years' study in 
offices of architects, J. C. Holland, To- 
peka, W. S. Epperson, Sedalia, Mo., and 
J. G. Haskell, Topeka; married Mamie 



B. Kahr, Topeka, Aug. 17, 1893; has 
been associated with Mr. Holland since 
1898; with Mr. Holland has supervised 
building of auditorium, manual training 
high school, Lafayette School, Park- 
hurst-Davis Bldg., etc. Office : 734 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Squires, J. H. — Born, South Hamp- 
ton, Long Island, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1842; 
son of Jeremiah and Phoebe (Jagger) 
S. ; received academic education ; married 
Jennie Shimp, Aug., 1867, West Va. ; 
carpenter, 17 years; orderly serg., Co. A. 
95th Ohio vol. inf., for over 3 years in 
Civil War; 6 months in Andersonville 
prison; on ranch in Pottawatomie Co., 
Kan., 6 years ; real estate business, To- 
peka, 1885-99; mem. bd. of education, 6 
years ; city clerk since 1899. Office : City 
Building. 

Stahl, Francis M. — Born, Darke Co., 
Ohio, May 23, 1841 ; son of Michael and 
Susan (Moore) S. ; married Jennie Dick- 
son, Auburn, Kan., April 29, 1869; to 
Auburn, Kan., March 1857; enlisted, 2d 
Kan. cav., 1862; mustered out, sergt., 
1865 ; one of foremen, Scott, Kerr & Co., 
freighters and cattle dealers, 1865-66; 
commenced farming, 1869, and has con- 
tinued to do so ever since; elected rep- 
resentative, 1890; CO. treas., Shawnee, 
1892-1896; chief of police, Topeka, Nov. 
1900-02 ; chief of police again, April 
1904-1905; 3 years on auditing commit- 
tee, State Temperance Union, and is now 
a dir. ; now dir. and was one of organi- 
zers, State Savings Bank, Topeka. Res. : 
1252 Lane. 

Stanton, John Frederick. — Born, 
Manchester, N. H., July 29, 1862; son 
of John M. and Meribah F. (Pike) S.; 
educated in common and high schools, 
and took technical course in architecture ; 
married Julia M. Lamb, St. Joseph, Mo., 
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Pherson Co. court house, the J. Roberts 
residence, Lawrence, Normal at Edmond, 
Okla., etc. ; architect for A. C. Stich resi- 
dence, Independence, Hon. J. R. Bur- 
row's residence. Smith Center, Smith 
Center High School, Catholic church. 
Alma, Horace L. Hall's residence, To- 
peka, and many other private and pub- 
lic buildings ; has been state architect 
since 1898 ; during this time central part 
of state capitol has been completed and 
law bldg. at State Univ., State Normal 
Training School, Western branch of 
State Normal at Hays City, etc., have 
been built. Office : State Capitol. 

Stanton, S. — Born, New York, Aug. 
27, 1839; son of J. R. and A. (Mc- 
Clure) S. ; received high school and 
business college education ; married 
Lucy J. Van Tassel, East Town, Ohio, 
1864; pump work, East Town, Ohio, 9 
years; to Topeka, 1886; has been man- 
ufacturing pumps in Topeka, since 1887. 
Office : 205 W. 6th. 

States, Christian. — Born, Germany, 
1845 ; son of George and Melusine S. ; 
married Margaret Kirschbaum, Topeka, 
1870; to Kansas, 1868; was in hardware 
and tin business, 1870-87; has been in 
plumbing business, since 1887. Office : 
318 Kan. Ave. 

Steele, William C— Born, West- 
moreland Co., Pa., Oct. 25, 1855; son of 
John S. and Elizabeth (Cannon) S. ; re- 
ceived academic education; married 
Emma Isaacs, Holton, Kan., June 9, 
1881 ; has been in the shoe business in 
N. Topeka, since 1890. Store: 836 N. 
Kan. Ave. 

Stenger, W. C. — Born, Woodford 
Co., 111., 1876; son of Henry and Eliza- 
beth (Snyder) S. ; to Osage Co., Kan., 
1879; to Topeka, 1894; has devoted his 
time since a boy to the study and the 



manufacture of violins. Studio: 706 
Kan. Ave. 

Stephenson, W. C— Born near Te- 
cumseh, Kan., Jan. 29, 1863 ; son of Jesse 
W. and Jennie (Jordan) S. ; graduated, 
Pond's Business Coll., '84; married 
Lillie Riley, Edgar Co., 111. ; in grocery 
business, Topeka, 5 years ; in charge farm 
dept., Bartholomew & Co., 7 years; has 
been in real estate and loan business, 
since Dec. i, 1896; councilman, 1893-97; 
representative, 38th dist., 1899- 1900. Of- 
fice : 609 Kan. Ave. 

Sterne, William E.— Born, Williams- 
port, Md., 1858; son of Wm. and Mary 
(Embrey) S. ; married Mary E. Mets- 
ker, Topeka, 1885; taught school, Iowa, 
4 years; to Topeka, 1880; asst. state li- 
brarian, I year; deputy clerk, supreme 
court, 5 years ; clerk dist. court, Shawnee 
Co., 4 years; U. S. marshall, 5 years; 
state senator, 2 terms ; co. commr., Shaw- 
nee, 2 terms ; pres. of a company in 
California, manufacturing gasoline en- 
gines ; now CO. commr., Shawnee. Of- 
fice : County Court House. 

Stevens, F. L.— Born. Hillsdale Co., 
Mich., Feb. 2, 1858; son of John W. and 
Fannie (Reed) S. ; educated in com- 
mon and high schools of Hillsdale Co. ; 
married Belle B. Pettigrew, Nov. 23, 
1882, Topeka; to Topeka, 1879; council- 
man, 1893-97 '■> CO. register of deeds, 
1898-1903; cashier, Topeka Pure Milk 
Co., since 1903. Res. : 1209 E. 6th. 

Stevens, T. S. — Signal engineer, A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, England, Nov. 
28, 1861 ; son of John and Mary (Hud- 
son) S. ; received an electrical course in 
a private school ; received 5 years' elec- 
trical experience with Eastern Tel. Cable 
Co., England; to Am., Chicago, 1887; 
foreman of construction for Union 
Switch & Signal Co., 1887-1900; to To- 



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peka, 1900; has been signal engineer, 
Santa Fe, since 1900; married Margaret 
McCracken, Chicago, 1889. Office : 9th 
and Jackson. 

Steves, F. M.— Born, Monroe, N. Y,, 
Aug. 20, 1846; son of PhiHp and Janet 
(Hartwell) S. ; married Jennie Ryder, 
Millport, N. Y., 1872; farmed in Wis- 
consin, 25 years; to Kansas, 1887; op- 
erated a sorghum and feed mill, Bur- 
lingame, 1888-96; went into printing 
business, and became editor and propri- 
etor. Fulcrum, March i, 1895 ; to Topeka, 
Oct. II, 1896; editor and publisher, Ful- 
crum, until 1903 ; since coming to To- 
peka, his two sons, Guy M. and Roy P., 
have been associated with him in the 
printing business. Office : 116 E. 5th. 

Stewart, J. E. — Born, Belmont Co., 
Ohio, Feb. 2, 1841 ; son of William and 
Esther (Bell) S. ; married Mary A. 
Faris, Ohio Co., W. Va., Nov. 7, 1866; 
she died Jan. 19, 1905 ; served 4 years in 
Civil War; farmed, 20 years; various 
occupations ; deputy commr. for Joe 
Reed, first commr. of elections, 4 years; 
commander, Lincoln Post, 1899; clerk, 
bd. of education, since 1899. Office : 
High School Bldg., 8th and Harrison. 

Stewart, Samuel Graves, M. D. — 
Born, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio, Oct. i, 
1845 ; was in junior class, Xenia High 
School, at opening of Civil War, when he 
entered Co. D., 74th Ohio vol. inf., led 
by Col. Granville Moody, the "Fighting 
Parson"; was in Libby Prison; served 
5 years; educated, Miami Univ., A. M., 
'68, Starling Med. Coll., M. D., '73, and 
N. Y. Post Graduate School and Hosp., 
post graduate course; began practice, 
Centerville, Ohio, 1887; married Mar- 
garet Bigger, who died, Jan. 21, 1891 ; 
married Isabel Gibson, 1894; to Topeka, 
1887, and has been in practice here ever 
since ; physician, Christ's Hosp. ; consult- 



ant. State Insane Asylum ; mem. Am. 
Med. Assn., Kan. State Med. Soc, and 
Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. ; dir., Children's 
Home Soc, etc. ; prof., principles and 
practice of medicine and clinical med- 
icine, Kan. Med. Coll., since 1896. Of- 
fice: 621 Kan. Ave. 

Stoker, George E. — Bom, Topeka, 
April 16, 1871 ; son of George E. and 
Celestine (Easter) S.; graduated, Kan. 
State Agrl. Coll., '90, Harvard, '93, and 
Univ. of Calif., law dept., '94; married 
Edith Isbell, Topeka, June 16, 1897; has 
been practicing in Topeka, since 1894. 
Office: 611 Kan. Ave. 

Stoker, Milton E.— Born, Shelby Co., 
Ohio, June 28, i860; son of J. and Lydia 
A. S. ; educated, Topeka High School; 
married Carrie May Summer, Topeka, 
April 18, 1888; has been a funeral di- 
rector and licensed embalmer in Topeka 
for 30 years; to Topeka, 1873. Office: 
417 Kan. Ave. 

Stone, George M. — Born, Topeka, 
Dec. 5, 1858; son of Jesse and Sarah 
(Packard) S. ; married Marie Lamy, 
1891 ; studied art in Paris under Bou- 
langer, Lefebvre, Bonnat, and Roll ; re- 
turned to Topeka, 1891, and took charge 
of art school formerly conducted by 
George E. Hopkins; now instructor, 
drawing and painting, Reid-Stone 
School of Art; painter: Refugiam Pec- 
catornm, owned by H. S. Crowell, Bos- 
ton ; Old Cabbage Woman, owned by A. 
A. Robinson ; Bishop Thomas and wife, 
owned by their children ; Melville Stone, 
owned by Lotus Club, N. Y. City; the 
Studebaker family ; When the Fodder's 
in the Shock, in art gallery, Topeka Free 
Public Library. School : Crawford Bldg., 
501 Jackson. 

Stone, Robert. — B orn, Topeka, 
March 2, 1866; educated, Topeka public 
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read law in office of J. G. Slonecker, 
and Murray & Foster; admitted to the 
bar, 1892; married Lillian A. Frazeur, 
1892 ; mem. of law firm, Troutman & 
Stone; representative, 39th dist., Kan. 
Legislature. Office : Crawford Bldg. 

Stormont, Jane Cree. — Born, Clin- 
ton, Park Co., Ind., Sept. 19, 1823 ; 
daughter of Thomas and Margaret 
(Cree) Smith; married Dr. D. W. Stor- 
mont, Grandview, 111., 1848; to Kansas, 
1862; since death of husband, has made 
many gifts to colleges, libraries, etc. ; 
$5,000 medical library to the State, and 
$5,000 as a fund to keep it up; built 
Stormont Hosp. ; donated $5,000 to the 
Free Public Library, Aug., 1889; has 
given to Washburn Coll., $500 ; to Ingle- 
side, $1,600; to Female Coll., Terre 
Haute, Ind., $500; has done much other 
philanthropical work. Res. : Ingleside. 

Strauss, A. E. — Born, Fredericks- 
burg, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1851 ; son of C. R. 
and Eflfa (Woodruff) S.; married Amy 
Brewer, Fowler City, 1890; carpenter, 3 
years ; restaurant business, 4 years ; on 
claim, S. W. Kansas, 7 years ; furniture 
business, 2 years ; billing and shipping 
clerk for an overall factory, 2i/> years ; 
to Topeka, 1896; mgr., rating bureau, 4 
years ; traveling salesman, 2 years ; now 
promoter, Victor Oil & Gas Co., and 
stockholder. Syndicate Oil & Gas Co. 
Office : Central Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Strauss, C. E. — Born, Fredericks- 
burg, Wayne Co., Ohio, Oct. 16, 1847; 
son of C. R. and Effa (Woodruff) S.; 
received common school and academic 
education; married Sarah Schooley, 
Hoopeston, 111., 1874; enlisted, 1863, 
corporal i66th Ohio inf. ; then serv^ed as 
sergt., 184th Ohio inf. to end of Civil 
War; lumber business, 10 years; travel- 
ing salesman, 6 years; mgr.. Trust Book 
& Credit Co., 4 years; has been in real 



estate business, since 1900; to Kan., Oct., 
1898. Office : Central Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Strauss, Louis E. — Born, Hoopeston, 
111., Sept. 2, 1875; son of Charles E. and 
Sarah C. (Schooley) S. ; educated, 
Greer Coll., 2 years, and Wabash Coll., 
3 years; clerk in bank, i year; reporter, 
Express, Terre Haute, 3 years ; reporter. 
Sentinel, 6 months; worked on Rocky 
Mountain News, 1^/2 years; to Topeka, 
Jan., 1900; has been in real estate busi- 
ness since then ; married Sue Long, Man- 
hattan, Kan., Dec. 24, 1902. Office : Cen- 
tral Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Stuart, J. D. — Asst. freight auditor, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy.; born, Mansfield, 
La., May 30, 1868; son of Charles B. 
and Elizabeth (Davis) S. ; educated, 
private schools, 8 years; married Dovie 
Johnson, St. Louis, 1895 ; machinist's 
apprentice, Texas & Pacific Rwy., 1882- 
83 ; on surveying corps, Marshall & 
Northwestern R. R., and A. T. & S. F. 
Rwy., 1884 ; successively ticket clerk, op- 
erator, cashier, and agt., on Texas & 
Pac. Rwy., Iron Mt. R. R., M. K. & T. 
R. R., and Cotton Belt Rwy., 1885-92; 
successively freight clerk, traveling 
auditor, head freight clerk, and chief 
clerk in auditor's office, Cotton Belt 
Rwy., Tyler, Texas, 1892-1901 ; private 
business in Republic of Mexico, April, 
1901-July, 1901 ; to Jan., 1904, auditor, 
home office. Waters Pierce Oil Co., St. 
Louis ; present position, since Jan., 1904. 
Office : 9th and Jackson. 

Sturgis, G. P.— Born. South ^lelford, 
Ind., Dec. 6, 1865; son of George W. 
and N. J. (Newman) S. ; married Mag- 
gie McCarty, 1892: to Topeka, 1870; 
worked for A. W. Knowles, and Wolf 
Bros. & Cole ; went to Maple Hill, where 
he worked for J. S. Warner & Co., 10 
years ; came back to Topeka and bought 
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1901; now mgr., Sturgis Hardware Co. 
Store : 844 N. Kan, Ave. 

Sullivan, James D.— Born, Norwich, 
Conn., 1861; son of James and Mary 
Jane (Bridgeman) S. ; received common 
school and business college education; 
married Kittie Bums, Chicago, 1887; 
married Margaret Delahoyde, 1898, Chi- 
cago; foreman, W. Scott-Thubur, art 
dealers, Chicago, 16 years; with Bowen 
& Lee, 3 years ; has been in art business, 
Topeka, since 1897. Store: 114 W. 8th. 

Swanson, Olof. — Born, Sweden, 
Dec. 4, 1840; son of Peterson and Mag- 
dalena S. ; cabinet maker in Sweden, 5 
years; to Am., 1865 ; cabinet maker, Chi- 
cago, and Water Valley, Miss., 3 years ; 
to Topeka, Aug., 1869; cabinet maker, 
several years ; since then has been a con- 
tractor; has built state, county, and city 
buildings; has done much contracting 
work for the Santa Fe Rwy., in several 
states; married Nellie Larson, Sweden, 
1862. Res. : 808 E. 8th. 

Swayze, Oscar Kepler. — Born, Jan. 
19, i860, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; educated in 
father's printing office, Macon, Ga. ; to 
Kansas, 1873; has been connected with 
newspaper work as compositor, foreman, 
reporter, and editor, in Leavenworth and 
Topeka, 1874, to present time; married 
Hettie McPherson, Topeka, Sept. 30, 
1883; mgr., Radges' City Directory. 
Res. : 220 E. loth. 

Swearingen, F. W. — Born, Iowa, 
June 6, 1875 ; son of D. K. and Sarah 
(Lucas) S. ; married Eva Fay Smith, 
Topeka, Sept. 17, 1902; has been in jew- 
elry business in Topeka for over 7 years ; 
to Topeka, 1884. Store: 819 Kan. Ave. 

Sweet, A. E.— Asst. to gen. mgr., A. 
T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Pascoag, R. L, 
Oct. 26, 1865; son of George and Em- 
eline J. (Hopkins) S. ; married Mable 



Studevant, Dayton, Ohio, Nov., 1903; 
commenced as office boy, 1883, in office 
of G. L. Sands, supt., southern division; 
various clerkships till 1885, when made 
chief clerk to a trainmaster; 1889-94, 
chief clerk, supt. Rio Grande division, 
H. U. Mudge; Feb., 1894, chief clerk, 
supt. Colo. Midland R. R., then under 
Santa Fe ownership; Oct., 1894, Topeka, 
transportation clerk. Gen. Supt. Mudge's 
office; Jan., 1897-Dec., 1899, chief clerk, 
asst. gen. supt. ; then, again, transporta- 
tion clerk, supt's office; Feb., 1900- July 
I, 1902, trainmaster. Mo. division; apptd. 
trainmaster. Las Vegas, but held this 
position only 4 days, when apptd. to pres- 
ent position, July 5, 1902 ; dir., Atchison 
City Elevator Co., Kan. Southwestern 
Rwy., and Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal & 
Mining Co. ; asst. to pres. and purchas- 
ing agt., K. C. Belt Rwy. Co. Res.: 
717 Lincoln. 

Sweet, T. B. — Born, Farmington, 
Maine, April 11, 1841 ; son of Lorella 
and Mary W. (Bailey) S. ; graduated, 
Farmington Acad., '56; married Annie 
E. Brown, daughter of Judge Wm. 
Brown, Jacksonville, 111., April 29, 1873 ; 
in drug and insurance business, 13 years; 
cashier First Nat. Bank, Champaign, 111., 
2 years; to Topeka, Jan. i, 1873; or- 
ganized and was pres., Kan. Loan &; 
Trust Co.; has been a dir. of Bank of 
Topeka for a number of years ; was a 
mem. bd. of trustees. Baker Univ., 10 
or 15 years ; has been a mem. bd. of trus- 
tees, Christ's Hosp., ever since organiza- 
tion; dir., Edison Electric Illuminating 
Co. ; mem. bd. of trustees, Washburn 
Coll. ; mem. of gen, conference and of 
committee to formulate constitution of 
M. E. church, 1888; mem. gen. confer- 
ence, 1892; mem. book committee, 1892- 
96, and of committee on fraternity, with 
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chmn., State S. S. committee; was pres., 
Vera Cruz Consolidated Gold & Silver 
Mining Co. ; sold out stock in it, 1903 ; 
real estate dealer. Office : Crawford 
Building. 

Swendson, S. A. — Born, Palermo, 
Kan., 1859; son of S. and Sarah A, 
(Houser) S. ; educated, State Normal of 
Ind., B. S., '83 ; married Etta M. Iddings, 
Hawthorne, Kan., 1885 ; taught school, 
8 years; in railroad business, 14 years; 
chief clerk, A. T. & S. F. Hosp., To- 
peka, last 7 years ; councilman, 6th ward ; 
to Topeka, 1890. Res.: 1127 Morris. 

Swift, Miriam A., M. D.— Born, 
Chester, Ohio, 1847; daughter of Anson 
E. and Betsy P. (Herrick) Blackeslee; 
graduated, Univ. of Iowa, Homeo. med. 
dept. ; married Dr. S. P. Swift, March, 
1893; he died, 1903; to Burlingame, 
Kan., 1881 ; to Topeka, 1882; has been 
in practice here ever since; has been 
treas.. State Homeo. Med, Soc, for the 
last 3 years. Office: 837 N. Kan. Ave. 

Switzer, John F. — B o r n, Eaton, 
Ohio, Oct. 15, 1862; son of Jonathan 
and Susan (English) S.; educated, Bos- 
ton Univ. Law School, LL. B., '88; to 
Kan., March, 1889; married Mollie 
Gray, Logansport, Ind., 1893; Wheeler 
& Switzer, lawyers, since 1889; lecturer, 
mortgages, Washburn Law School. Of- 
fice: Columbian Bldg. 

Swortwood, H. O. — Mgr. telegraph 
dept., C. R. I. & P. Rwy.; born. Silver 
Creek, Neb., Nov. 24, 1879; son of H. 
C. and Mattie (Yoeman) S. ; educated, 
Salt Lake (Utah) High School, and 
Univ. of Utah; married Nettie Bitmer, 
Salt Lake, July 28, 1898; worked in 
gen. office, O. S. L., Salt Lake, 5 years ; 
worked for Sioux City, Iowa, Union 
Terminal Co., 2 years; for the Great 
Northern Rwy., St. Paul, i year ; for the 
Rock Island at Davenport, Iowa, 6 



months ; to Topeka, 1902 ; mgr. telegraph 
dept., C. R. I. & P. Rwy. Co. Res.: 
307 Van Buren. 



Tandy, W. G. — Born, Marion Co., 
Ky., Aug. 29, 1863 ; son of W. S. and 
Sarah (Wade) T. ; married Nora Ru- 
mer, Wichita, Kan., 1892; worked in 
father's saw mill, 1879-81 ; run a mill for 
C. W. Morrison, Edinburg, Ind., until 
1883 ; to Kansas, 1883 ; worked for Chi- 
cago Lumber Co., Wellington, 2 years; 
then went into house moving business ; at 
Wichita, 1893-95 > to Topeka, March 20, 
1895 ; has been engaged here ever since 
in moving brick and frame buildings, 
and handling heavy machinery. Res. : 
161 2 Buchanan. 

Taylor, J. C. — Born, Fleming Co., 
Ky., Jan. 26, 1818; read medicine under 
Pliny M. Crume, 3 years, and also un- 
der other doctors; married Sarah Jane 
Finneger, 1892 ; practiced at Forest City, 
Mo., 2 or 3 years, and Graham, 15 years; 
to Topeka, 1876, and has practiced here 
most of the time since then. Office : 905 
N. Kan. Ave. 

Taylor, O. A., M. D.— Born Leaven- 
worth, Kan., May 18, 1870; son of Ci 
and Anna (Brown) T. ; educated, Ot- 
tawa Univ., Kan., and Meharry Med. 
Coll., of Walden Univ., M. D., '94; mar- 
ried Ida B. Harlan, Leavenworth, April 
30, 1895; practiced, Macon, Mo., 4^^ 
years; to Topeka, 1898; has been prac- 
ticing here ever since ; nat. med. examin- 
er. Knights and Ladies of Protection; 
mem. Kan. State Med. Soc, Shawnee 
Co. Med. Soc, and N. E. Mo. :Med. 
Assn. Office : 2261/0 Kan. Ave. 

Taylor, W. L. — Born, Columbus, 
Ohio, 1872; son of John and Sarah 
(Macumber) T. ; educated. Battle Creek, 



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Mich., Univ. ; married Alpharetta 
Minchall, Falls City, Neb., Aug. 29, 
1902; railroad work, till 22 years old; 
lumber business with father, i year; op- 
erated grain elevators in different parts 
of U. S., 3 years ; fish and game commis- 
sion business, Ohio, 2 years ; sec. and 
asst. mgr., Pittsburg Grain & Elevator 
Co., I year ; to Topeka, 1901 ; proprietor, 
Capital Elevator, 1903 ; pres. and gen. 
mgr., Taylor Grain Co., since May, 
1904; gyrator mills dedicated, Jan., 1905 ; 
connected with several oil and gas com- 
panies. Mills : Curtis and Monroe. 

Taylor, W. T., M. D.— Born, Chat- 
ham, Sangamon Co., Ill, May 21, 1845; 
son of J. M. and Ella (Knotts) T. ; ed- 
ucated, 111. State Univ., 3 years ; taught 
school, 5 years; studied medicine under 
J. D. Gunn, Gosport, Iowa, 3 years; 
graduated, Coll. of Phys. and Surgs., M. 
D., '71 ; practiced at Newbern, Iowa, 4 
years; to Scandia, Kan., 1874, where he 
practiced 1 1 years ; practiced, Logan, 
Kan., 4 years ; editor and publisher, Phil- 
lipsburg Democrat, 1886; editor and pub- 
lisher, Almena Plaindealer, 1887-88; has 
been practicing in Topeka, since 1889; 
married, April 2, 1871, to Elizabeth 
Fletcher, Marion Co., Iowa. Office : 120 
E. 6th. 

Thatcher, Florence Fox, Mrs. — In- 
structor in voice culture, Washburn 
Coll.; has studied under Frederick W. 
Root, William Courtney, and Francis F. 
Powers, of New York; teacher of vocal 
music. State Normal School of Wis., 12 
years; taught in private studio, Topeka, 
1903-04 ; instructor, voice culture, Wash- 
burn, since Sept., 1904. Res. : 805 Fill- 
more. 

Thayer, Henry E. — Born, Freedom, 
Ohio, Feb. i, 1855 ; son of Henry N. and 
Austa T. ; educated, Oberlin Coll., A. B., 
'78, Oberlin Theological Sem., B. D., '83 ; 



married Louise M. Singer, Weston, Ohio, 
June, 1883; pastor, Ogden, Utah, 1883- 
85 ; pastor in Colo., 1886-96 ; at Wichita, 
Kan., 1 897- 1 90 1 ; to Topeka, May, 1902; 
supt., Kan. Congl. Home Missionary 
Soc. Res.: 513 Tyler. 

Thomas, A. M. — Born, Boone Co., 
Mo., May 10, i860; son of George and 
Mary (Yates) T. ; educated, Lincoln In- 
stitute, Jefferson Co., Mo., and Univ. of 
Mich., LL. B., '87; admitted to bar, 
1887; married Fannie Smith; to To- 
peka, 1887, and has been in practice here 
ever since. Office: 413 Kan. Ave. 

Thomas, A. S.— Born, Topeka, 1877; 
son of Chester and Lizzie (McComb) 
T. ; educated in St. John's Military 
Acad., Salina, Kan. ; married Anna 
Porter, Topeka, Oct. 28, 1902; has been 
in jewelry and phonographic business all 
his life ; has two stores, one, 509 E. 4th, 
the other, 106 W. 8th. 

Thomas, Jonathan. — Born, Bucks 
Co., Pa., March 20, 1841 ; son of Lukens 
and Ann Conrad T. ; married to Jose- 
phine Brooks, Wayne Co., Ind., May 28, 
1867 ; served throughout Civil War ; held 
during service various offices ; established 
lumber business with brother, R. Thom- 
as, Jan., 1870; cashier. Citizens' Bank, 
1873-84; associated, with John H. 
Leidigh, in lumber business, again, 1878; 
has been in lumber business many years 
under firm name, J. Thomas Lumber 
Co. ; has branches in many Kansas 
towns; pres. bd. of trustees, Stormont 
Hosp. Office: 213 W. 6th. 

Thomas, U. S. — Born, Gettysburg, 
Pa., Dec. 29, 1852; son of W. L. and 
Sarah (Overholtzer) T. ; educated in the 
common schools ; on farm until 30 years 
of age; to Topeka, 1883, and has been 
in the furnture business here ever since. 
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Thompson, Alton Howard, D. D. S. 

— Born, Logansport, Ind., April 8, 1849; 
son of Thomas B. and Isabelle (Adams) 
T. ; educated, Phila. Dental Coll., D. D. 
S. ; married Fannie Geiger, Topeka, Dec. 
9, 1875; to Topeka, 1869; has been in 
dentistry business here, 35 years ; was lec- 
turer, K. C. Dental Coll. ; now prof, com- 
parative dental anatomy, Kan. Med. 
Coll. ; mem. Kan. State Hist, Soc, Kan. 
Acad, of Science, and State Dental 
Assn. Office : 720 Kan. Ave. 

Thompson, C. W. — Born, Lions, 
Iowa, Feb. 28, 1858; son of C. W. and 
Alice (Garlick) T. ; married, in Potta- 
watomie Co., Kan., Nov. 11, 1884, to 
Colista Dennis; educated in common 
schools; to Kansas, 1869; clerk for fath- 
er in grocery business, Havensville, 6 
years ; C. W. Thompson & Son, Onaga, 
13 years; Blaine, Kan., alone, 18 months; 
Onaga, again, 2 years ; Idana, Kan., 6 
months ; to N. Topeka, Jan. i, 1898; gro- 
cer, and wholesale dealer in poultry, eggs, 
and butter. Store : 1000 N. Kan. Ave. 

Thompson, Edward W. — Born, Ber- 
lin, Vt., 1855 ; son of Joseph W. and 
Arvilla (Ralph) T. ; received common 
and grammar school education ; married 
Carrie Marie Bailey, St. Albans, Vt., 
June, 1886; was in the railroad business, 
1 876- 1 903 ; began in operating dept.. Cen- 
tral Vermont R. R. ; then was succes- 
sively, ticket agt., freight agt., and trav- 
eling passenger agt. ; passenger agt., 
White Mt. R. R. ; New England agt. for 
Canadian Pac. R. R. ; New England agt., 
C. R. I. & P. Rwy. ; div. supt., Central 
Vermont R. R. ; traffic mgr., Baltimore 
Steam Packet Co. ; gen. express agt., C. 
R. I. & P. Rwy., and asst. gen. passenger 
agt. ; now gen. mgr. for Kansas, Nation- 
al Life Ins. Co. of Vermont; to To- 
peka, 1898. Office: Columbian Bldg. 

Thompson, Robert S. — Born, 



Thompsontown, Pa., May 12, 1852; son 
of William Shippen and Isabelle H. 
(Mar) T.; to Topeka, Oct. 3. 1868; in 
hardware business with brother, Walter 
M., March 27, 1877, to 1887; since 
March, 1890, has been with brother in 
furniture business. Store : 626 Kan. Ave. 

Thompson, W. A. L. — Born, Harris- 
burg, Pa., April 18, 1848; married Ida 
S., daughter of Jacob Smith, pres., W. 
A. L. Thompson Harware Co., Jan. 7, 
1876; to Topeka, May, 1869; was en- 
gaged in cattle raising, 3 years ; in gents' 
furnishing goods business, 2 years ; has 
been in the hardware business, since 
Aug., 1876, when the W. A. L. Thomp- 
son Hardware Co. was organized ; v. 
pres., and treas. ; is pres., Merchants Nat. 
Bank, and dir.. The Topeka & North- 
western R. R. Co. Office : 511 Kan. Ave. 

Thompson, Walter M.— Born, 
Thompsontown, Pa., May 24, 1857; son 
of William Shippen and Isabelle H. 
(Mar) T. ; educated, Washburn Coll., 4 
years; to Topeka, Oct. 3, 1868; with 
brother, Robert S., was in hardware 
business, March 27, 1877, to 1887; has 
been in furniture business with brother, 
since March, 1890; married Anna E. 
Keim, Johnston Pa., 1896. Store: 626 
Kan. Ave. 

Thorpe, Laura. — Police matron; 
born, Silver Lake, Ind., Oct. 6, 1856; 
daughter of Eli and Martha E. (Hay- 
ward) Thomas ; took a special academic 
course, and 6 months' special work in the 
Eastern Iowa Normal School ; to Topeka, 
May 17, 1883; became police matron, 
Sept. I, 1893; married, 1877, at Glen Al- 
len, Mo., to Edmund Spencer Thorpe, 
who died July, 1888; organizer of the 
Poor Mothers' Club, Nov., 1897; v. pres.. 
Twentieth Century Total Abstinence 
Union ; gen. supt., since Nov., 1897, in 
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ident Assn., which includes the Thorpe 
Mothers' Union, Girls' Industrial School, 
and the Happy Home Club ; in charge of 
8 mission classes ; has been supt., 3 years, 
of the Junior Epworth League, Topeka 
dist. ; has been primary supt.. Walnut 
Grove M. E. S. S., last 17 years; pres.. 
Western Police Matrons' Assn. ; pres. of 
County and City Purity Dept., W. C. T. 
U. Res.: 510 Van Buren. Office: Po- 
lice Station. 

Thurston, J. W.— Born, Rockport, 
Mass., Dec. 31, 1848; son of Winthrop 
and Mary (Fears) T. ; educated in the 
common schools and high school; mar- 
ried, May II, 1871, to Sarah A. Bray, 
Rockport, Mass.; (for sketch of her, see 
under Additions and Corrections, back 
part of this book) ; clerked 3 years, for 
a fishing firm at Gloucester, Mass. ; to 
Topeka, 1871 ; has been bookkeeper, tel- 
ler, and asst. cashier, respectively. Bank 
of Topeka; became cashier about 20 
years ago, and has been such ever since ; 
dir. of Bank of Topeka; was pres., To- 
peka Athletic Assn., for over 5 years. 
Res.: 1301 Lane. 

Tillotson, D. C— Born, Warren Co., 
Ind., March 11, 1852; son of Luther and 
Sarah (Hamilton) T. ; married, 1883, to 
Belle D. Rudolph, Topeka; to Kan., 
March 11, 1866; to Topeka, 1879; taught 
school, 7 years, Jefferson Co. ; taught in 
Topeka, 2 years ; supt. of city schools, 
1881-87; admitted to the bar, 1887; ex- 
councilman and ex-city atty. ; gen. atty. 
for the Annuity Union, since 1902; 
chmn. of the Silver-Republican National 
Committee, 1900; mem. of appeals and 
grievances. Modern Workmen of Amer- 
ica. Author: Tillotson's Grammar, pub- 
lished in 1897. Office: 521 Kan. Ave. 

Tincher, George W. — Born, Indian- 
ola, Iowa, 1857; educated in common 
schools and Pond's Business Coll., To- 



peka ; married Elizabeth Hartly, Nemaha 
Co., Kan., 1882; has been foreman of 
the bindery. State Printing Office, since 
Dec, 1893 ; was a bookbinder many years 
previous to this date; to Kansas, 1867; 
to Topeka, 1867. Res. : 1308 Tyler. 

Titus, C. H.— Born, Dayton, Ohio, 
Dec. 15, 1835; enlisted in Union Army, 
1 861 ; 2d It., Co. C, 6th Ohio vol. inf., 
during time of its service ; assisted in 
enlisting and organizing 63d Ohio vol. 
inf.; capt., Co. F., same regt. ; under 
authority of governor of Ohio, made a 
land battery on N. bank of the Ohio 
River; it was known as Ft. Haskins; 
apptd. judge advocate, ist division. 
Army of Miss., by Gen. Pope; as a vol. 
aid-de-camp, on staff. Gen. Lew Wal- 
lace, had unique experience of being 
apptd. inspector of fortifications, organ- 
izer of a regt. for fatigue service, tem- 
porary provost, Covington, Ky., followed 
by same office, Newport, Ky., and then 
ordered to take command of Fort 
Mitchell, all within 36 hours; has been 
engaged in various railroad, commercial, 
real estate, and insurance pursuits ; was 
auditor, Cincinnati, Ohio; ex-representa- 
tive, Morris Co., Kan. ; ex-deputy clerk, 
Shawnee Co. ; ex-register, U. S. land of- 
fice, Topeka dist. ; now commr. of elec- 
tions, Topeka. Office: City Bldg. 

Todd, James H. — Born, Kokomo, 
Ind., July 9, 1853 ; son of Oscar B. and 
America (Summers) T. ; educated. Bat- 
tleground Collegiate Institute, B. S., '74; 
instructor, 1874-81 ; in insurance busi- 
ness, Holton, Kan., 1881-84; has been in 
insurance business, Topeka, since 1884; 
gen. agt., Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co.; 
married Eva Shafer, Galveston, Ind., 
Sept. 4, 1876. Res. : 1012 N. Jackson. 

Todd, Theodore Walter. — Professor 
of German, Washburn Coll.; bom near 
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A. and Dorcas A. (Rodenbough) T. ; ed- 
ucated, Monmouth Coll., Monmouth, 
111., A. B., '88, A. M., '91, and Univ. of 
Mich., LL. B., '91 ; engaged in practice 
of law at Monmouth, III.; 1894, traveled 
in Europe, 1894-99; continued law prac- 
tice and engaged, during summers, in 
European tourist business ; 1899-1900, 
student at Universities of Berlin and 
Marburg, Germany; 1901, apptd. in- 
structor in German, Washburn Coll. ; 
April-Aug., 1903, student, Univ. of Ber- 
lin ; prof, of German, Washburn Coll., 
since 1904. Res. : 1341 Garfield Ave. 

Torrington, J. E. — Born, Baltimore, 
Md., Oct. 29, 1841 ; son of James and 
Delilah (Taylor) T. ; married Mary M. 
Fry ling, Sunbury, Pa., 1868; paying tell- 
er First Nat. Bank of Sunbury, 1 1 years ; 
to Topeka, June 10, 1881 ; one of organi- 
zers, and paying teller. First Nat. Bank 
of Topeka, 3 years ; in loan business sev- 
eral years ; has been in real estate busi- 
ness, since 1894. Office : Stormont Bldg. 

Towne, Orwell Bradley. — Professor 
of oratory, Washburn Coll. ; born, Wood- 
bury, Vt., July 2y, 1878; son of Orwell 
Dudley and Francis Laura (Brown) T. ; 
educated, high school, Saratoga, N. Y., 
Williams Coll., A. B., 1902, and Har- 
vard, postgraduate work, summer of 
1902 ; to Topeka, Sept. 5, 1902 ; has been 
teaching at Washburn Coll., since Sept., 
1902 ; gave an address before the Nat- 
ional Assn. of Elocutionists, 1903, Voice 
as the Agent of Expression ; associate 
editor, Pulpit and Platform, published at 
Lincoln, Neb.; sec, "State Assn. of Elo- 
cutionists. Res. : Rice Hall, Washburn 
Coll. 

Traver, C. L. — Born, Cortland Co., 
N. Y., Aug. I, 1847; son of John R. and 
Lavilla M. (Barto) T. ; married Ella C. 
Jackson, Wis., Oct. 10, 1872; clerk in 



postoffice. Wis., 2 years ; coal business, 
Chicago 111., I year ; in mercantile busi- 
ness, Minn., i year; in service, Wells, 
Fargo Express Co., at Emporia, Wichita, 
and other places in Kansas ; has been its 
agt., Topeka, for 28 years ; to Kansas, 
1869. Office: 621 Kan. Ave. 

Tresize, John, Rev. — Born, England, 
Feb. 7, 1838; son of Noey and Mary 
Ann (Phillips) T. ; to Am., 1854; edu- 
cated, Bellairsville School ; married Re- 
becca Rodkey, Altoona, Pa., Dec. 31, 
1867; has been engaged 30 years in min- 
isterial work for the Methodist-Episco- 
pal Church; to Kansas, 1871 ; to Topeka, 
May, 1900. Res.: 1526 Warren. 

Troutman, James A. — Born, Pleas- 
ant Grove, Ind., Dec. i, 1853; son of 
William H. and Nancy (Smith) T. ; old 
settlers of Kansas ; married Marcia Gor- 
don, Topeka, Oct. 12, 1882; to Kan., 
March, 1865 ; taught school, Kansas and 
Missouri, 3 years ; read law under Peck, 
Ryan & Johnson ; editor, Kansas Temper- 
ance Palladium, i year; began active 
practice with Judge J. W. Day, 1880; 
sec, Kansas State Temperance Union, 
3 years; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1893; 
lieut. governor, 1894-95 ; mayor. Pot win 
Place, 4 terms ; now mem. firm. Trout- 
man & Stone. Office : Crawford Bldg. 



U. 

Urmy, S. S. — Born, Bucks Co., Pa., 
March 8, 1835; son of Abraham and 
Hannah (Hiestandt) U. ; received pri- 
vate education ; married Lizzie Cheney, 
Shawnee Co., Kan., 1878; admitted to 
bar, i860; practiced law, Indiana; sol- 
dier. Civil War ; practiced N. Y., 6 years ; 
deputy atty., Shawnee Co., 4 years ; asst. 
city atty. for last 4 years; to Topeka, 
1870. Office : City Bldg. 



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Valentine, Daniel M. — Born, June 
i8, 1830, Shelby Co., Ohio; son of John 
W. and Rebecca (Kinkennon) V.; mar- 
ried Martha Root, 1855 ; taught school 
part of time, 1851-55; surveyor of Adair 
Co., Iowa, 1855-57; Shawnee Co. atty., 
1858-59; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1862; 
state senator, 1863-64; judge of 4th 
judicial dist., 1865-69; associate justice 
of supreme court, 1869 to 1893 ; since 
1894, Valentine, Godard & Valentine, 
lawyers. Author : Digest of Decisions of 
Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal in 
Kansas. Office: Real Estate Bldg. 

Valentine, Harry E. — Born, Ottawa, 
Kan., Feb. 5, 1867; son of D. M. and 
Martha (Root) V. ; educated in To- 
peka High School and K. U. ; studied 
law in office of father, D. M. Valentine, 
who was judge of the supreme court of 
Kansas; jr. mem. of firm of Valentine, 
Godard & Valentine, since Jan. 15, 1893. 
Office : 7th and Jackson, Real Estate 
Building. 

Valentine, Ralph E. — Born, June 7, 
1873, Ottawa, Kan.; son of D. M. and 
Martha (Root) V. ; educated, Topeka 
High School, Washburn, '95, and K. U. ; 
married, Nov. 11, 1902, to Grace Curtis; 
atty. and financial agt., for eastern in- 
vestors and holders of property in Kan- 
sas for last 5 years ; is in real estate busi- 
ness; to Topeka, 1875. Office: 611 
Kan. Ave. 

Van Dorp, Louis. — Born, Detroit, 
Mich., 1857; married Johanna Van Hou- 
ten, Topeka, 1881 ; to Kansas in the 
spring of 1878 as journeyman tinner; 
established sheet metal business in To- 
peka, 1882; with Fred Bradbury up to 
1894; in present location, since July i, 
1904; slate roofer and galvanized iron 
worker. Store : 509 Jackson. 



Van Horn, C. B., M. D.— Born, 
Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 8, 1872; son 
of Robert H. and Mary (Knight) V.; 
educated, Albion (Iowa) Sem., Lincoln 
Normal, and Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., 
'04; married Cora Lee Ragsdale, Wash- 
ington, Kan., Dec. 11, 1895; taught 
school, 9 years ; clerk at different places, 
3 years; taught in country schools, ac- 
ademies, and high schools, Kansas; has 
been practicing medicine here since 
graduation; gen. sec. and physician in 
charge of medical aid dept., Topeka 
Provident Assn. Office : 335 Jackson. 

Van Ostrand, B. D. — Born near 
Marion, N. Y., 1862; educated, Marion 
Collegiate Institute, and Cornell Univ., 
A. B., '84; married, Dec. 11, 1888, to 
Eva Brown, Marion, Kan. ; asst. prin- 
cipal of the Peabody City Schools, Pea- 
body, Kan., after graduation from col- 
lege; Sept., 1885-88, supt. of Marion City 
Schools; supt. of instruction, Marion 
Co., 1888-94; supt. of schools, Marion, 
again, 1894-99; candidate before the 
State Republican Convention for state 
supt. of instruction, 1898; became gen. 
agt. for Kansas, Prudential Life Ins. Co., 
1899; to Topeka, July, 1901, and has 
had headquarters here since then; ad- 
mitted to the bar, 1888, but has never 
been engaged actively in law practice. 
Office : Central Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Veale, Geo. Washington. — Born, 
Daviess Co., Ind., May 20, 1833; son of 
James C. and Eleanor A. (Aikman) V.; 
educated, Wabash Coll., 2 years ; married 
Nannie Johnson, Jan. 20, 1857; to Kan- 
sas in the spring of 1857; mem. firm of 
Hamilton & Co., Topeka; 1861, was 
capt. of 4th Kansas vol, cav. ; 1862, was 
major of 6th Kansas cav. ; then was 
col. of 2d Kansas militia; commissioner 
for sale of state lands, 1866; tax commis- 
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of the incorporators of the Santa Fe R. 
R. ; one of the organizers of the Topeka 
Bank and Savings Institute, now the 
Bank of Topeka; owner of the Veale 
Block ; was mem. Kan. Legislature in 
both house and senate, i6 years; to To- 
peka, 1864; pres., Shawnee Co. Old Set- 
tlers' Assn. Res. : 909 Quincy. 

Vesper, Henry. — Born in Germany, 
Feb. 21, 1853; son of Wm. and Mary 
(Deering) V. ; educated in common 
schools; to Am., 1868; to Topeka, 1873; 
worked as appretice and was afterwards 
foreman for Vesper Bros., bakers ; es- 
tablished bakery, Dec. 5, 1877; married. 
Canton, Mo., 1877, to Mary Kerle; is one 
of the oldest established business men in 
Topeka. Store: 113 E. 6th. 

Voiland, Thomas. — Born, Detroit, 
Mich., April 14, 1852; son of Thomas 
and Annie (Frazier) V.; educated in 
common schools; married, 1898, to Lena 
Christman, Topeka; in clothing business, 
Chicago, 1872 to 1882; commenced busi- 
ness in North Topeka, 1882, and has 
been in it ever since ; proprietor, Chicago 
Clothing House. Store: 826 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Walker, Ray E.— Born, 111., 1865; 
son of Julius and Susan (Green) W. ; 
graduated, Fort Scott Coll.; married 
Susie Miller, Olathe, Kan., 1891 ; to 
Kansas, 1868; farmed until 1885; went 
into grocery business, 1885, and has been 
in mercantile business ever since; now 
with Ridenour-Baker Grocery Co. Res. : 
209 E. 8th. 

Wall, James.— Born in England, 
March 17, 1855; son of William and 
Margaret W. ; to Am., 1859; to Topeka, 
1878; married Ellen McDonnell, To- 
peka, Dec. 18, 1879; became a whole- 
sale shipper of horses and mules 17 years 



ago, and has been such here ever since. 
Res.: 315 Leland Street. 

Wallace, J. M. — Bom, Lancaster 
Co., Pa.; received education, Moravian 
Sem., and Eastman's Business Coll. ; 
married Marie Brisben, Pa., 1865 ; editor 
The Herald, Carlisle, Pa., a number of 
years ; mayor of Carlisle ; Prothonatory 
of Cumberland Co., etc. ; to Kansas, 
1886; sec. Knights and Ladies of Se- 
curity, since 1893. Office : 7th and Kan. 
Avenue. 

Walsh, Patrick. — Gen. baggage agt. 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy.; born, Ireland 
March 13, 1843; son of James and Cath 
erine (Malony) W. ; to Canada, 1846 
to U. S., 1848; lived at Carbondale, Pa. 
to 1862; enlisted in U. S. Marine Corps 
1862, and was with it throughout the 
war; worked for Delaware & Hudson 
R. R. Co., Carbondale, i year ; brakeman 
and baggage agt., St. Joseph, Mo., to 
1872; became gen. baggage agt., for the 
Santa Fe, 1872, and has been such ever 
since; married Kate Brady, Atchison, 
Kan., 1873. Res. : 435 Taylor. 

Walters, Thomas S.— Pastor, Sec- 
ond Wesleyan Methodist church ; born. 
Jay Co., Ind., July 15, 1849; son of Peter 
and Harriet (Montgomery) W. ; edu- 
cated, Otterbein Univ.; married Effie L. 
West, Jay Co., Ind., July 27, 1877; 
farmer; stockraiser; Prohibition cam- 
paigner ; school teacher, 10 years ; pastor, 
Evergreen charge, Oklahoma, 3 years ; 
Hollis circuit, Kansas Conference, i 
year; pastor. Second Wesleyan Method- 
ist church, Topeka, now ; mem., judiciary 
committee, and committee of itinerancy 
and orders. Res. : 503 Leland. 

Ward, J. T.— Born, Heath, Mass., 
May 6, 1843; son of L. M. and Nancy 
S. (Hastings) W.; educated, Amherst 
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George W. Stipp, Ottawa, 111. ; admitted 
to bar, 1872; married, Dec. 19, 1876, 
Chicago, 111., to Helen M. Andon, who 
died Sept. 5, 1899; atty. at law. Res.: 
1325 Kan. Ave. 

Ward, Ralph R.— Pastor, Westmin- 
ster Presbyterian church; born, Joliet, 
111., June 12, 1870; son of Charles E. 
and Louisa (Churchill) W.; graduated. 
Park Coll., A. B., '93, and McCormick 
Theological Sem., Chicago, '96; married 
Alma R. Rodgers, Syracuse, Kan., Dec. 
24, 1895; pastor, Albion, Ind., May, 
1 896- June 1898; pastor, McPherson, 
Kan., June, 1898-Feb., 1900; at Arkan- 
sas City, Kan., Feb., 1900-Oct., 1904; 
pastor, Westminster Presbyterian church, 
Topeka, since Oct., 1904. Res.: 1701 
Huntoon. 

Ware, Eugene Fitch. — Born, Hart- 
ford, Conn., May 29, 1841 ; son of 
Hiram B. and A. M. (Holbrook) W. ; 
educated in public schools of Burling- 
ton, Iowa ; served through Civil War in 
Co. E., ist Iowa vol, inf., and Co. L., 
4th Iowa vol. inf., and mustered out as 
capt., Co. F., 7th Iowa cav. ; to Fort 
Scott, Kan., 1867; admitted to the bar. 
Fort Scott, June 18, 1871 ; married 
Jeanette Huntington, Rochester, N. Y., 
Oct. 22, 1874; served in Kansas senate, 
5 years; presidential elector at large for 
Kansas, 1888; gave public library to Fort 
Scott, 1892; to Topeka, 1893; Gleed, 
Ware & Gleed, lawyers; U. S. pension 
commissioner. May 10, 1902-05 ; dir., To- 
peka Free Public Library. Author: 
Coronado's March (prose translation, 
from the French of Ternaux-Compans, 
of Castaneda's account, 1596), 1895; 
Rhymes of Ironquill (loth edition), 
1900. His poem, Neutralia, 1871, was 
the first to attract attention. Contributor 
to legal and literary publications. Of- 
fice : Central Nat. Bank Bldg. 



Warner, Harvey A., M. D. — Born, 
Wayne Co., Ohio, Nov. 9, 1849; son of 
Joshua and Rebecca J. (Baker) W. ; ed- 
ucated, normal school and Univ. of 
Wooster, Cleveland, M. D. ; married 
Elizabeth A. Mackey, Wooster, 1872; be- 
gan practice, Wooster, 1873; to Meri- 
den, Kan., 1878; to Topeka, 1888; 
founder of Knights and Ladies of Se- 
curity; Nat. Med. Dir., Knights and 
Ladies of Security ; pres., Nat. Fraternal 
Congress ; pres. of bd. of mgrs., Nat. 
Fraternal Sanitarium ; lecturer, med. life 
ins. examination, Kan. Med. Coll. Of- 
fice: Security Bldg. 

Warner, J. S. — Born, Milwaukee, 
Wis., Sept. 15, 1856; son of James S. 
and Martha M. (Krauss) W. ; married 
Addie Codington, Topeka, 1880; to To- 
peka, Dec, 1872; on farm till 1877; part 
owner of different mines, Colorado, 1877- 
84; salesman, A. M. Fuller, implement 
dealer, 1884-85 ; Warner & Griggs, im- 
plement dealers, 1886-95 ; Warner & Pot- 
ter, since 1895 ; councilman, 3 terms. 
Store : 6th and Quincy. 

Warriner, W. L., M. D.— Born, Am- 
boy, 111., Sept. 23, 1862; son of Oliver 
and Fannie (Warren) W. ; educated. 
Northwestern Univ., M. D., '88 ; married 
Jennie M. Lyon, Burlington, Kan., May 
16, 1888; instructor, Amboy, 1880-81; 
instructor, Burlington, 1882-83; prof, 
physiology, Kan. Med. Coll., since 1901 ; 
practiced. Fort Scott, Kan., 5 years, La 
Cygne, 5 years, and Topeka, since 1898; 
mem. Am. Med. Assn. Office : 634 
Kan. Ave. 

Washburn, A. D. — Bom, Donaldson- 
ville, La.; son of James and Cornelia 
(Sweet) W. ; educated, Munson Acad., 
and Amherst Coll., A. B., '81 ; married 
Mary Rand, K. C, Mo., 1901 ; to To- 
peka, Oct., 1885; clerk Kan. Loan Co., 
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years; has been with Geo. Noble & Co., 
real estate business, since 1898; dir., 
Shawnee Oil & Gas Co., Topeka, Pure 
Milk Co., and dir. and treas., Junction 
Oil & Gas Co. Office : 435 Kan. Ave. 

Washburn, Avery. — Born, Stafford, 
Conn., Oct. 23, 1818; son of John E. and 
L. (Avery) W. ; married Castorn Gir- 
don, Rushford, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1841 ; 
taught school in N. Y. state, winters of 
1839 to 1846, inclusive; bought an in- 
terest in a woolen mill, 1842; severed 
connection with it, 1865 ; cashier, First 
Nat. Bank, Brockport, N. Y., 1865-69; 
to Topeka, first time, March, 1857; sec- 
ond time, March 1869; one of organiz- 
ers, Kansas Nat. Bank; dir. and stock- 
holder. Bank of Topeka ; v. pres., Shaw- 
nee Co. Old Settlers' Assn. Res.: 1127 
Washburn Ave. 

Watkins, Albert. — Born, Loda, 111., 
July 3, 1862; son of William A. and 
Mary (Layman) W. ; married Anna L. 
Hamilton, Kingman, June i, 1893; ad- 
m.itted to bar, Kingman, Kan., 1889; to 
Kan., Oct. 11, 1870; to Topeka, April 
15, 1890; with Gleed & Gleed, 2 years; 
has been in practice alone since May, 
1892; has written occasionally to invest- 
ment periodicals. Office: Columbian 
Building. 

Weber, William F.— Born, Rich- 
mond, Ind., Nov. 16, 1855; son of P. H. 
and M. M. W.; married Carrie Bauer, 
1880; to Topeka, Sept., 1878; in book, 
toy, and stationary business, 11 years; 
established grocery business, Sept. 16, 
1891 ; apptd. councilman, 1900, to fill 
vacancy of Col. Burgess ; then was elect- 
ed and re-elected councilman. Store : 
431 Kan, Ave. 

Weekes, Joseph, M. D.— Born, Fal- 
mouth, England, June 9, 1829; son of 
Joseph and Jane (Hodge) W.; attended 



Homoe. School of Chicago, i year, Ben- 
nett Eclectic School, i year, and read un- 
der Dr. Button, 3 or 4 years; married 
Cornelia Edwards, 1850; practiced, Mar- 
tinsville, 111., 6 years, and Wabaunsee 
Co., Kan., 6 years; to Topeka, 1885, and 
has been practicing here ever since; mem. 
Kan. State Eclectic Med. Assn., and 
World's Congress of Med. Phys.; con- 
tributor to med. journals. Office : 406 
Lake. 

Wehe, John Jacob.— Born, Aurora, 
Ind., May, 1853; son of John A. and 
Mary (Bitner) W. ; received common 
school and business college education; 
married Jennie Mood, 1878; to Topeka, 
1876; chief clerk, car dept., Santa Fe 
Rwy. shops, 15 years; mem. firm. Mood 
Plumbing & Heating Co., last 6 years. 
Office: 117 W. 6th. 

Wehe, J. W.— Born, Ind., Sept., 
1856; son of John Adam and Mary (Bit- 
ner) W. ; received common and high 
school education; married Ida ISI. Mood, 
1880; to Topeka, 1878; worked in Santa 
Fe shops ; worked for Mood Plumbing & 
Heating Co. some years before becom- 
ing a partner in it; J. J. Wehe and C. 
E. Bennett are partners with him in the 
business. Office: 117 W. 6th. 

Wehe, W. A., M. D.— -Educated, 
Topeka High School, and Univ. of Mich., 
M. D., '93; to Topeka, 1880; has been 
practicing here since graduation from 
college; mem. Stormont Hosp. staff; 
pres., Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. Office : 
707 Kan. Ave. 

Welch, R. B.— Born, De Kalb, Ind., 
July 23, 1850; son of Daniel and Eliza 
(Camp) W. ; educated. 111. Wesleyan 
Univ., A. B., 'yy, A. M., '80; married 
Maggie Hamand, Le Roy, 111., 1870; 
pres., Kan. State Normal, 1879-82 ; To- 
peka, Welch and C. M. Welch, lawyers. 



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1882-99 ; pres., bd. of education, 8 years ; 
CO. atty., Shawnee, 1889-93 ; recevier, U. 
S. land office, 4 years ; Welch and C. D. 
Welch, lawyers, 1899-1904; W. R. 
Hazen and R. B. Welch, now. Office: 
116 W. 6th. 

Wellcome, William M. — B o r n, 
Franklin Co., Maine, Nov. 19, 1838; son 
of Mark and Eunice (Parker) W. ; mar- 
ried Fannie Selleg, Hiawatha, Kan., Oct. 
23, 1873 ; 1863-65, soldier, i6th Wis, vol. 
inf. ; to Hiawatha, June, 1870 ; Gaskill & 
Wellcome, grain and lumber dealers, 2 
or 3 years ; Wellcome, Chase & Co., lum- 
ber dealers, 5 years; clerk, dist. court, 
Brown Co., i term; treas., Brown Co., 2 
terms; v. pres., Kan. Mutual Life Ins. 
Co., 1 885- 1 902; Wellcome, Moon & 
Davis, real estate and loan dealers, 7 
years; Davis & Wellcome, since 1903. 
Office: Stormont Bldg. 

Wellhouse, Fred. — Born, Wayne Co., 
Ohio, Nov. 16, 1828; son of William and 
Hannah (Yohe) W.; educated in the 
public schools; married Susan Housley, 
Medina Co., Ohio, Jan. 16, 1848; to 
Kan., June, 1859; has been engaged in 
fruit growing all his life; commenced 
growing commercial orchards, 1876; has 
planted 1,630 acres; has grown 498,148 
bushels of apples; to Topeka, 1895. 
Res. : 1025 Topeka Ave. 

Wells, Seth G.— Born, Greene Co., 
111., Jan. 12, 1863; to Kansas, 1869; 
learned printing trade in office of Re- 
publican Record, Erie, Neosho Co. ; be- 
came editor and proprietor of it, June i, 
1902 ; was post master at Erie, 6 years ; 
has been state auditor since 1902. Of- 
fice : State Capitol. 

Werts, James. — Born, Montgomery 
Co., Ohio, Feb. 13, 183 1 ; son of John 
W. and Ketura W. ; married M. Thomas, 
May 25, 1854; to Topeka, April 10, 



1871 ; farmed and taught school 9 years; 
has been in grocery business, Topeka, 
since Feb. 28, 1884. Store : 535 To- 
peka Ave. 

Westerfield, John F. — Born, Lewis- 
ville, Ind., 1847 > son of Samuel and Ma- 
linda (Frazier) W. ; educated, Asbury 
Univ., A. B., '69, and Harvard Univ., 
LL. B., '71 ; married Francis Morris, 
Burlingame, Kan., 1874; to Topeka, 
1894; has practiced law, and been in 
real estate business since graduation from 
college. Office: 527 Kan. Ave. 

West, J. G. — Born, Muncie, Ind., 
June 7, 1843; son of George and Eliza- 
beth (Brammer) W. ; educated in pub- 
lic schools and college to soph, year; 
married Emma Lawwill, 1871 ; in grain 
business, Kinmundy, 111., 1869-85 ; to 
Topeka, 1885 ; has been in grain busi- 
ness here ever since. Office: 601 Kan. 
Avenue. 

West, Judson S. — Born, Allegan Co., 
Mich., 1855 ; son of David S. and 
Hannah (Harden) W. ; educated, Univ. 
of Kan., and read law with Hill & Sal- 
lee, Fort Smith; married Mattie Nole, 
1886; admitted to bar, 1881 ; practiced, 
Fort Scott, 16 years, and K. C, 3 years ; 
CO. atty., Bourbon, 2 years; mem. bd. of 
regents, Kan. State Agrl. Coll., i year; 
judge 6th judicial dist., 5 years; ist 
asst. atty. gen., Kansas, 4 years ; to Kan- 
sas, 1869; to Topeka, 1899; mem. firm, 
Rossington, Smith & West. Office: 
Crawford Bldg. 

West, W. N., D. D. S.— Born, 
Malmesbury, England, 1864; son of 
William and Charlotte (Comley) W. ; 
educated, normal school, Toronto, Can- 
ada, and K. C. (Mo.) Dental Coll., D. 
D. S., '91 ; married Edna Lakin, Topeka, 
Oct., 1894; to Kansas, 1885; to To- 
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1891 ; Thompson & West. Office : 720 
Kan. Ave. 

Westerfield, J. M., M. D.— Born, 
Henry Co., Ind., Sept. 9, 1842; son of 
Samuel and Malinda (Frazier) W. ; ed- 
ucated, De Pauw Univ., to senior year, 
reading under Dr. N. G. Smith, i year, 
Bennett Med. Coll., i year, and Ind. Ec- 
lectic Coll., M. D., '85; to Burlingame, 
Kan., 1871 ; taught school, Osage Co., 
and Shawnee Co., 3 years ; taught school 
California, 6 years ; was demonstrator 
and professor anatomy, Ind. Eclectic 
Coll. ; has been in practice here since 
1888; mem. bd. of education, 6 years; 
CO. coroner, Shawnee, 1896-1900. Of- 
fice : 710 Buchanan. 

Wheeler, Bennett R.— Born, Provi- 
dence, R. I., Oct. 23, 1858; son of Ben- 
nett W. and Betsey J. (Monroe) W. ; 
educated, English and classical school. 
Providence, R. I., Brown Univ., A. B., 
'78; Boston Univ. Law School, LL. B., 
'80; married Grace Manton, Providence, 
1881 ; admitted to bar, 1880; Wheeler & 
Switzer, lawyers, since 1889; receiver 
Investment Trust Co., 6 years ; v. pres., 
Capitol Building and Loan Assn. ; lec- 
turer, incorporeal hereditaments, Wash- 
burn Law School. Office : Columbian 
Building. 

Whitcomb, George H. — Born, Stock- 
bridge, Vt., May 2, 1858; son of Har- 
vey and Isabel (Moore) W. ; married, 
Fulton, Mo., Nov. 14, 1888, to Jessie 
E. Wright, who has done literary work 
of merit; educated, Tilton Sem., Dart- 
mouth Coll., A. B., '85, and Boston 
Univ. Law School, LL. B., '87; admit- 
ted to bar, 1887; to Topeka, 1887; Ful- 
ler & Whitcomb, lawyers, 1892-98; 
Whitcomb & Hamilton, since April, 
1903 ; prof, law, Washburn Law School. 
Office : Crawford Bldg. 

White, H. M. — Born, Mechanics- 



burg, Ind., Nov. 25, 1869; son of George 
O. and Elizabeth (Keesling) W. ; mar- 
ried Josephine Bard, Oct. 9, 1901 ; to 
Meriden, Kan., 1879; to Topeka, 1889; 
worked for Emil Utz, 2i/^ years; clerk, 
car service dept., Santa Fe Rwy. gen. 
office, 2i^ years ; solicitor South Western 
Fuel Co., since 1895; city salesman, 
since 1904. Office: 734 Kan. Ave. 

White, John P.— Pastor, Second 
United Presbyterian church; bom, Al- 
legheny, Pa., Nov., 1861 ; son of Rev. 
James W. and Amelia (Wallace) W. ; 
educated, N. Y. Univ., partial course, 
Bellevue Med, Coll., graduate, and Alle- 
gheny Theological Sem., graduate, '92; 
married Anna Philips, Nov. 16, 1892; 
to Arkansas City, Kan., 1887; sent as a 
missionary to Cairo, Eg}'pt, by First 
United Presbyterian church, 1894; re- 
turned to Am. and settled in Topeka, 
1899; pastor. Second United Presby- 
terian church since then ; 1904, elected 
moderator of synod of Kansas. Res. : 
816 Huntoon. 

White, J. W. — Auditor of disburse- 
ments, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; bom, Phila., 
Pa., May 19, 1857; son of Cliflford and 
Josephine (Chambers) W. ; married 
Anna K. Elliott. Phila., Pa., Nov. 2, 
1878; educated, Phila. High School and 
Univ. of Pa., in senior class ; cashier, 
Nat. Consumers' Meat Co., N. Y., 1880- 
84; voucher clerk, Santa Fe Rwy., 2 
years; analysis work, office of auditor 
of disbursements, 1884-92; chief clerk, 
auditor of disbursements, 1892-1901 ; 
auditor, lands W. of Albuquerque, May, 
1901-June, 1903; present position, since 
June, 1903; to Topeka. 1884. Office: 
9th and Jackson. 

Whitehead, J. M., Rev.— B o r n, 
Wayne Co., Ind., March 6, 1823 ; son of 
John and Catharine (Brown) W. ; mar- 
ried, July 4, 1847, to Mary Jane Patter- 



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son, who died May 9, 1896; ordained, 
Baptist ministry, 1846; held several 
pastorates, Indiana; chaplain, 15th Ind. 
regt., during Civil War ; received a Med- 
al of Honor from congress for service 
at Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862; 
after war, was pastor, Kankakee, North 
Star church at Chicago, and Belvidere, 
111.; Shelbyville, and Goshen, Ind.; Ne- 
braska, and Silver Lake, Kan.; dist. 
missionary of the Kansas Convention, 
Baptist church, 8 years after leaving the 
pastorate; to Kansas, 1888; to Topeka, 
Nov., 1890; now does various church 
work, and supplys in churches ; chaplain, 
Kansas House of Representatives, 1905. 
Res. : 913 W. loth. 

Whiteker, George. — Born, Harrison 
Co., Ky., i860; son of J. W. and Nancy 
(Branock) W. ; married Lucy M. Mor- 
row, Olathe, Kan., 1885; to Kansas, 
1872; to Topeka, 1879; has been a com- 
mission merchant for many years ; Whit- 
eker Bros., (G. and T. C). Store: ist 
and Kan. Ave. 

Whiteker, T. C— Born, Harrison 
Co., Ky., Jan. 12, 1866; son of J. W. 
and Nancy (Branock) W. ; married 
Birdie Corlis, Topeka, Aug. 6, 1892; to 
Atchison, Kan., 1872; to Topeka, 1885; 
began fruit business by retailing from 
wagons; for a number of years he and 
his brother, George, have been commis- 
sion merchants here. Store: ist and 
Kan. Ave. 

Whiting, A. B. — Born, Johnson, La 
Moille Co., Vt., 1835 ; son of Harris and 
Mary Dodge W. ; educated in the com- 
mon schools and Johnson Acad. ; mar- 
ried Kate A. Whitney, Waterbury, Vt., 
1858; to Riley Co., Kan., April 19, 1856; 
was a farmer and freighter; in flour- 
ing and saw mill business, Milford, 
1864-77 ; to Topeka, Sept., 1877 ; he and 
son, Harris L., were proprietors of 



North Topeka Times; druggist, 1880 
85; A. B. Whiting Paint & Glass Co., 
was incorporated, 1893 ; Mr. W. is pres. ; 
mem. executive committee, Washburn 
Coll. Store: 521-23 Quincy. 

Whittelsey Mercantile Co. — T h i s 
company consists of four members, even 
stockholders, and children of W. C. 
Whittelsey, who founded the business, 
1881 ; H. R. is pres. and mgr., is un- 
married, and was born, Red Bank, N. J., 
Dec. 5, 1868; W. H. is v. pres., was 
born, Red Bank, Dec. 3, 1866, and mar- 
ried Beulah George, Topeka, 1901 ; C. 
A. is sec, was born, Brooklyn, N. Y., 
1870, and married Agnes Brokaw, To- 
peka, 1897; Miss S. R. is a stockholder. 
Store : 135 Madison. 

Whittemore, L. D.— Born, Oxford- 
ville, N. H., Aug. 5, 1858; son of Luth- 
er Baker and Harriet Elizabeth (Den- 
ny) W. ; educated, Amherst Coll., A. B., 
'80, A. M., '84; married Frances Dean 
Davis, Junction City, Kan., July 14, 
1891 ; Mrs. W. studied art at Chicago, 2 
years, Washington, D. C, i year, and 
at the Art Students' League, N. Y. City, 
2 years ; she was supervisor of drawing, 
Evanston, 111., 1886-90, and has been in- 
structor in art, Washburn Coll., at dif- 
ferent times; Mr. W. was teacher, 
Barre (Vt.) Acad., 1880-81 ; principal, 
High School, and supt. of City Schools, 
Hiawatha, Kan., 1881-84; prof, of 
Latin, Washburn Coll., 1884-98; librar- 
ian, Washburn Coll., 1886-97; principal, 
Topeka, High School, 1898-1904; supt. 
of Topeka Public Schools, since April, 
1904. Res.: 1615 College Ave. Office: 
8th and Harrison. 

Wick, James R. — Born, Burlington, 
Iowa, April 5, 1873; son of W. W. and 
Grace (Marks) W. ; educated, Topeka 
Business Coll., '90, and R. A. Hender- 
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Ryan, Ottawa, Kan., 1894; to Topeka, 
1886; worked in law office, Gleed, Ware 
& Gleed, a number of years ; has been in 
general shorthand business since 1895. 
Office : Columbian Bldg. 

Wilder, Edward. — Sec. and treas., 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy Co. ; born, Boston, 
Mass., Sept. 4, 1843; son of David and 
Celia (Burt) W. ; married Mary C. 
Scott, Phila., Pa., Dec, 1868; at 14, be- 
gan to work in office of Cunard Steam 
Ship Co., Boston; 1860-70, clerk, pay- 
master, and auditor, successively, Boston 
& Worcester R. R. Co. ; land commr., 
Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R. Co., Han- 
nibal, Mo. ; to Topeka, 1871 ; asst. treas., 
Santa Fe R. R., to May 12, 1876; since 
then, sec. and treas., Santa Fe Rwy. Co. ; 
is or has been sec. or treas. or both, 125 
companies auxiliary to Santa Fe system ; 
mem. bd. of education for last 8 years ; 
pres., 2 years ; organized Topeka Free 
Public Library, 32 years ago; has been 
pres. of it for many years ; was organ- 
izer Kansas State Art Assn., and pres. 
during its existence; sec. and treas., Edi- 
son Electric Illuminating Co., since 
1886; has been v. pres. bd. of park com- 
missioners, Topeka, since organization ; 
dir.. Bank of Topeka, and Missouri and 
Kansas Telephone Co. ; v. pres., State 
Savings Bank, and auditor, Shawnee 
Fire Ins. Co. Res. : 1021 Topeka Ave. 

Williams, Archibald F.— Born, To- 
peka, Oct. II, 1869; son of A. L. and' 
Lizzie C. (Ferguson) W. ; educated, To- 
peka High School, Kemper Military 
Acad., Washburn, and Univ. of Mich., 
law dept. ; began practice of law, 1892; 
Curtis, SafTord & Williams, to 1900; 
since then, alone in practice ; ex-mem. 
Kan. Legislature; U. S. commissioner, 
since May, 1903. Office : 433 Kan. Ave. 

Williams, Archibald L. — Born, 
Adams Co., 111., Sept. 2, 1840; married 



Lizzie C. Ferguson, Posey Co., Ind., 
Aug. 28, 1862 ; to Topeka, 1861 ; was city 
atty., CO. atty., Shawnee, and U. S. dist. 
atty. ; elected atty. gen. of Kansas, 1870, 
and 1872; was consulting atty. for old 
Kansas Pacific R. R., Topeka ; was gen. 
atty., U. P. Rwy., in Kansas, 1887-1902; 
now special atty., U. P. Rwy. ; dir., The 
Topeka & Northwestern R. R. Co. Res. : 
1 195 Fillmore. 

Williams, T. S. — Born, Jackson Co., 
Kan., May 21, 1864; son of J. W. and 
Eliza (McKeever) W. ; married Jennie 
Whiteker, Jan. 29, 1884; on farm in 
Jackson Co. until 22 years old ; to To- 
peka, Jan., 1884; worked for the Santa 
Fe, 3 years ; patrolman, 3 years ; worked 
for the Rock Island, at Horton, Kan., 8 
months ; elected commissioner of elec- 
tions, 1901 ; served to April, 1905 ; 
chmn., City Republican Central Com- 
mittee, 2 years ; pres., Topeka Repub- 
lican Flambeau Club ; has been mem. 
County and City Republican Central 
Committees for last 15 years. 

Williams, William Hollis. — Born, 
Hocking, Ohio, Dec. 2, 1854; son of 
Josiah and Eliza (McKeever) W. ; mar- 
ried Anna Heer, 1874; to Kansas, 1858; 
to Topeka, 1884; worked in sheriff's of- 
fice a number of years ; has been in real 
estate business with J. E. Shaffer since 
1902. Office: 112 E. 6th. 

Williamson, Charles R.— Born, N. Y. 
City, Nov. 6, 1841 ; son of C. H. and 
Susana W. ; married Lydia M. Bailey, 
Topeka, Dec. 25, 1882; was in the paper 
business in dififerent capacities for 50 
years ; now one of the proprietors. Na- 
tional Hotel. Office: National Hotel. 7th 
and Kan. Ave. 

Wilmarth, George O.— Born, Provi- 
dence, R. I., April 13. 1843; to Law- 
rence, Kan., Oct.. 1855; to Topeka, 
1859; married Mary A. Starkey, Attle- 



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boro, Mass., Aug. 15, 1864; in book and 
stationary business, 1859-70; took charge 
of Volunteer Fire Dept., 1870; made 
chief engineer, April, 1871 ; has been 
chief of the fire dept. or fire marshal!, 
ever since; one of the oldest fire chiefs 
in respect to service in the United 
States. Office : City Hall. 

Wilson, A. K. — Born, Westmore- 
land, Pa. ; son of Thomas and Anna W. ; 
graduated. Southwestern State Normal, 
'79; to Topeka, 1879; married Emma 
Bair, Latrobe, Pa., 1879 ; was grand lec- 
turer, II years, A. F. & A. M.; grand 
sec, A. F, & A. M., since 1894. Of- 
fice : Real Estate Bldg. 

Wilson, Anthony P. — Born, Keno- 
sha, Wis,, June 23, 1846; son of Ira and 
EHza (Jones) W. ; taught school; read 
law under Judge Stull, of Kenosha; ad- 
mitted to the bar, 1866; enhsted, Co. I., 
33d Wis. vol. inf., Aug., 1862; mustered 
out, Aug., 1866; lawyer and real estate 
agt.. Auburn, Neb., 1867-99; to Colby, 
Kan., 1899; real estate agt., and lawyer 
there, 4 years ; to Topeka, 1903 ; has been 
in real estate business and practicing law 
here ever since; married Mary E. Bol- 
den, Alden, Iowa, 1873 ; has two daugh- 
ters, and five sons four of which are 
lawyers, and the other studying law. Of- 
fice: 413 Kan. Ave. 

Wilson, A. P. Tone. — Born, Auburn, 
Neb., June 26, 1874; son of A. P. and 
Mary E. (Bolden) W. ; graduated, 
Lincoln (Neb.) Normal, '92, and K. C. 
Law School, '98; was editor of John- 
son (Neb.) Citizen, 1897; married Lula 
Smith, of Panama, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1903; 
practiced law and was in the real estate 
business at Colby, Kan., to 1904; to To- 
peka, June I, 1904; atty. at law, and 
real estate specialist. Office: 413 Kan. 
Avenue. 

Wilson, Hill P.— Born, Williams- 



burg, Pa., Sept. 20, 1840; son of John 
Smith and Anna Maria (Bower) W.; 
educated, Williamsburg Acad., and 
Chesnut Level Acad.; ist sergt., Co. B., 
125th Pa. vol. inf., 1862-64; regt. lost 
33 per cent of number enlisted ; 1864-65, 
in quartermaster's dept., under Lieut. S. 
H. Stevens; 1865-67, gen. agt. for Col. 
S. R. Hamill, asst. quartermaster at 
Nashville, Tenn. ; to Fort Harker (now 
Kanopolis), Kan., 1867; confidential 
clerk, Maj. Henry Inman, capt. and asst. 
quartermaster, Aug. to Oct., 1867; chief 
clerk, quartermaster's dept.. Fort Hays; 
1868-72, post trader. Fort Hays; co, 
commr., Ellis Co., 1872 ; elected co. treas., 
1877; apptd. postmaster. Hays City, 
1878; pres.. Bank of Hays City, 1879- 
90; senator, 40th dist., 1885-88; apptd. 
receiver, U. S. land office, Wa-Keeney, 
1891 ; asst. sec. of state, since 1899; 
married Mary Montgomery, Jan. 20, 
1880. Author : Eminent Men of Kansas, 
1901, Hall Publishing Co. Office: State 
Capitol Bldg. 

Wilson, W. H. — Druggist; born, 
South Granville, N. Y., April 16, 1842; 
son of Orin and Sarah W. ; married, Oct., 
1874, to Jennie Newell, who died Oct., 
1882; married Kate Rudulph, May, 
1886, Topeka; enlisted, Aug. 5, 1862, 
serg., Co. C, 134th N. Y. inf.; in service 
3 years ; to Topeka, Dec, 1877 ; has been 
in drug business here since 1878; mem. 
bd. of education, since 1891 ; v. pres., 4 
years, pres., 2 years, and chmn. bldg. 
committee, 7 years. Store: 414 E. 4th. 

Wintrode, J. T. — Born, Hebron, O., 
March 23, 1840; son of Jacob and Cath- 
erine (Tedrick) W. ; received common 
and high school education ; married Mat- 
tie B. Perdue, Topeka ; on farm, 5 years ; 
has been on police force, 12 years; was 
constable; now marshall; to Topeka, 
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Wise, Piatt L.— Born, Le Sueur, 
Minn., Jan. 7, 1861 ; son of Zenus and 
Roxana M. (Stowell) W. ; graduated, 
Madison (Wis.) High School, and Univ. 
of Wis., Coll. of Civil Engineering, class 
'87; married Jessie E. Parkhurst, Mad- 
ison, Oct. 10, 1887; taught school, and 
worked at carpentry trade and land sur- 
veying, 1876-82; asst. in city engineer's 
office, Madison, 1882-88; supt. for W. T. 
Casgrain, contractor, Milwaukee, 1888- 
90; city engineer, Pineville, Ky., 1890- 
Dec, 1893 ; to Topeka, Dec, 1893 ; con- 
tractor, 1894; engineer, C. R. I. & P. 
Rwy., 1895; locating engineer, K. C, 
Pittsburg & Gulf R. R., 1896-97; chief 
engineer of The Gray's Point Terminal 
Rwy., 1898-99; city engineer, Topeka, 
1900-01 ; since then, contracting and 
general engineering work ; chief en- 
gineer, Topeka, Frankfort & Northwest- 
ern R. R., and Topeka, Eskridge & 
Council Grove R. R. ; pres. and engineer, 
Topeka Concrete Construction Co. Res. : 
434 Shawnee Ave. 

Wolff, Charles. — Born, Bavaria, Ger- 
many, 1851; son of Frank and Dora 
(Stender) W.; to Am., at the age of 13; 
to Kansas, 3 years later; learned butch- 
er's trade, Leavenworth; to Topeka, 
1870; proprietor of a meat market, 
1871-82; in 1882, began to butcher on 
a small scale for other firms; then the 
Chas. Wolff Packing Co. was formed ; is 
pres. and treas. of the company; dir., 
Bank of Topeka. Packing house : Foot 
of Quincy St. 

Wood, Charles L. — Born, Virden, 
111., Jan. 4, 1862; son of John C. and 
Malinda A. (Judd) W. ; married Ina 
Graham, Greensburg, Ind., 1899; taught 
school, 3 years; in charge U. P. Hotel, 
Cheyenne Wells, Colo. ; chief clerk. Na- 
tional Hotel, Topeka; mgr., Chesterfield 
Hotel; leased National Hotel, 1899, and 



has been one of the proprietors of it ever 
since ; sec. and treas., Kan.-Mo. Hotel 
Mens' Assn. for last 10 years ; v. pres. 
and gen. mgr., Modoc Glee Club; pres., 
Commercial and Hotel Register, pub- 
lished monthly, Topeka; to Topeka, 
1888. Office: National Hotel, 7th and 
Kan. Ave. 

Wood, L. M. — Born, Brownsville, 
Pa., Nov. 22, 1846; son of Samuel and 
Lucy M. (Curl) W. ; educated, Waynes- 
burg Coll., about 2 years, and Cornell 
Univ., work in architecture, 2 years; to 
Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 2, 1872; to To- 
peka, 1879; has been an architect for 32 
years ; has helped in the designing of 
many state institutions, and other large 
buildings; inventor. Syphon, patent ven- 
tilator, 1904; married Mary D. Bums, 
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1874; editor, 
Kansas Architect, a monthly, started, 
Nov., 1904. Author of many songs, 
among which are Old Plantation Bell, 
On the Old Monongahela, Song of the 
Shell, My Old Black Mammy's Cabin 
Home, Then, Ca'lina Land, Nelloise, 
'Neath the Magnolia, Lillian Dare, Tell 
Me Sweetheart, and Ever With Thee. 
Office: 627 Kan. Ave. 

Wood, O. J.— Asst. atty., Topeka, 
A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born. Crown Point, 
Ind., Aug. 5, 1853; son of Martin and 
Susan G. (Taylor) W.; educated, Univ. 
of Ind., LL. B., '76; married Annie J. 
Wright, Red Wing, Minn., Nov., 1877; 
practiced, Crown Point, Ind., 1877-79; 
CO. atty., Chippewa Co., Minn., 2 terms; 
resi.gned soon after entering upon 3d 
term; to Wellington, Kan., 1886; prac- 
ticed, Wellington, 1886-90; asst. atty., 
Santa Fe Rwy., Topeka, since 1890; lec- 
turer, private corporations, Washburn 
Law School; dir., Kiowa, Chickasha & 
Fort Smith Rwy. Co., Cherokee & Pitts- 
burg Coal & Mining Co., Atchison City 



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Elevator Co., and in Topeka, Mutual Ice 
& Storage Co., and Kan. Fire Ins. Co. 
Res. : 1217 Tyler. 

Wood, S. M.— Born, Waterloo, 
Ohio, June 18, 1845; son of L. J. and 
Mary A, W. ; educated, Abingdon Coll., 
Knox Co., Ohio ; married Frances N. 
Gill, Clarksborough, N. J., May 8, 1877; 
she was department pres., 1887, and na- 
tional pres., 1889, Ladies of Grand Army 
of the Republic; ex-pres. of City Fed- 
eration of Clubs. He served, Sept., 
1861, to Jan., 1865, in Co. I., loth 111. 
cav. ; to Shawnee Co., Kan., 1869 ; on 
farm to 1871 ; clerk. Post Office, Topeka, 
Nov., 1873-Oct., 1879; register of deeds, 
4 years ; has been in real estate business 
since 1885. Office: 534 Kan. Ave. 

Woods, Harry Irwin. — Professor of 
physics and astronomy, Washburn Coll.; 
born, New Hamburg, Pa., July 6, 1870; 
son of William and Nancy M. (White) 
W. ; received degree of A. M. from 
Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa. ; married 
Jennie M. Reznor, Greenville, Pa., 
June 24, 1897; instructor, Lafayette 
Coll., 1895-99; instructor, Univ. of Pa., 
1901-02 ; prof, of physics and astronomy, 
Washburn, since Sept., 1902. Res.: 1312 
W. i6th. 

Worley, G. F.— Born, York Spring, 
Pa., Feb. 22, 1853 ; son of Isaac D. and 
Caroline W. ; taught school, 5 years; in 
harness business, Abilene, Kan., 20 
years; in 1895, established harness busi- 
ness here and has been in it ever since ; 
to Kansas, 1876. Store: 518 Kan. Ave. 

Wright, Silas F.— Born, Elvaston, 
Hancock Co., 111., May 28, 1865 ; son of 
Cyprian and Martha (Kennedy) W. ; 
married Carrie Payton, Bedford, Taylor 
Co., Iowa, 1890; was school teacher, 11 
years; supt. of schools, Shawnee Co., 
1901-05 ; now principal, Grant School ; to 



Kansas, 1889; to Topeka, 1889. Res.: 
409 Buchanan. 

Wright, T. T.— Born, Danville, Ver- 
milion Co., 111., March 7, 1850; son of 
Thomas M. and Mary W. ; married M. 
Bowman, Oct. 24, 1880 ; to Holton, Kan., 
March 9, 1878; to Shawnee Co., Feb. i, 
1879 ; was justice of the peace. Soldier 
township ; was constable of Soldier 
township, 4 years; practices in lower 
courts; collector. Office: 828 N. Kan. 
Avenue. 

Wyman, Abram. — Pastor, First Uni- 
tarian church ; born, Skowhegan, Maine, 
May 25, 1865; son of Abram A. and 
Sarah C. (Blunt) W. ; educated, Colby 
Coll., A. B., '89, and Harvard Divinity 
School, S. T. B., '93; to Topeka, 1893; 
has been pastor of the First Unitarian 
church here ever since. Res. : 105 
Greenwood Ave. 

Young, Thomas S. — Pastor, First 
Baptist church ; born, Davenport, Iowa, 
March 18, 1863; son of David T. and 
Sarah M. (Humphry) Y. ; educated, 
Davenport Public Schools, college and 
theological courses, Shurtleff Coll., B. 
D., '89, and post graduate work, Univ. 
of Chicago, 1895; married Nannie A. 
Gillham, Upper Alton, 111., 1887 ; pastor, 
Baptist church, Geneseo, 111., 1887-90; 
Roodhouse, 111., 1890-91 ; Moline, 111., 
1891-96; San Jose, Calif., 1896-1905; 
now pastor. First Baptist church. 

Zercher, M. L. — Born, Decatur, 
Ohio, Feb. 3, 1857; son of Jacob and 
Katherine (Ebrite) Z. ; graduated, Nat. 
Normal Univ., A. B., '80; married Mol- 
lie E. McNulty, Olathe, Kan., Aug. 28, 
1885; on farm until 21 years of age; to 
Olathe, 1881 ; principal, Gardner School, 
1881-85; principal, Lewisburg, Miami 
Co., 1885-88; CO. supt., Miami, 1888-92; 
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struction before Republican convention 
of 1892 ; to Topeka, 1893 ; in charge of 
depository, Educational Publishing Co. ; 
mail order business was also added ; in 



1900, Zercher Book & Stationary Co., be- 
gan retail business. Store: 521 Kan. 
Avenue. 



The Supervisors and the Principals of the Topeka 

Public Schools, also, some Topeka 

High School Teachers. 



Barkley, Mary W. — Graduate of 
Univ. of Kan., A. B., '94; teacher, Min- 
neapolis (Kan.) High School, 1894-95; 
teacher of rhetoric and composition, To- 
peka High School, since Sept., 1895. 
Res.: 621 Harrison. 

Bishop, Maude Mary. — Graduate of 
Washburn Coll., A. B., '96; teacher, dis- 
trict school, 1892-93 ; instructor, mathe- 
matics. Weeping Water (Neb.) Acad., 
1896-97; teacher, Topeka Public Schools 
since Jan., 1898; now teacher, algebra 
and Latin, Topeka High School. Res. : 
1600 College Ave. 

Boughton, Bessie. — Graduate of Ba- 
ker Univ., A. B., '94; teacher, Topeka 
Public Schools, 1892-93, 1895-96; teach- 
er, Topeka High School, since 1896; 
teacher, English literature. Res.: 1108 
Topeka Ave. 

Bunker, Mary. — Graduate, High 
School, Marion, Ohio, 'yy ; teacher, coun- 
try schools, 1878-81, '83; private draw- 
ing classes, 1884-93, Marion, Urbana, 
etc., Ohio; private and Y. W. C. A. 
classes, 1895-99, Topeka; now supervis- 
or of drawing, Topeka Public Schools. 
Res. : 813 W. 6th. 

Clinkscale, C. F. — Attended Knox 
Coll.. but did not graduate; principal. 
Hamilton, Mo. ; teacher, Topeka Public 



Schools, since June, 1887; principal, Bu- 
chanan School. Res.: 1312 Tyler. 

Coppedge, R. W.— Educated. Univ. 
of Kan., A. B., '99, A. M., 1900; in- 
structor, Univ. of Kan., 1899-1900; Ot- 
tawa High School, 1900-01 ; Lawrence 
High School, 1901-02; now teacher, 
chemistry, botany, and physics, Topeka 
High School. Res. : 309 W. 5th. 

Cowdrick, E. L.— Graduated, Univ. 
of Kan., Bachelor of Didactics, '84; 
supt.. Harper, 1884-86; supt., Yates 
Center, 1886-88; principal. Clay Center, 
1889-92; supt., Wamego, 1892-97; supt., 
Russell, 1898-1900; principal, ward 
school, Lawrence, 1900-04; now teacher, 
Latin, and history, Topeka High School. 
Res.: 1333 Garfield Ave. 

Dana, Fenella H.— Graduate of God- 
dard Seminary, Barre, Vt.. '8y; was 
teacher in country schools ; has been 
teacher, Topeka Public Schools, since 
1893; principal, Jackson School. Res.: 
913 Tyler. 

Embleton, Lucretia. — G r a d u a t e, 
Washburn Coll., A. B., '97; teacher, To- 
peka Public Schools, 1897-99; ^^ ash- 
burn Acad., 1900-01 ; Potwin School, 
1901-02; teacher, Latin, Topeka High 
School. Res. : 929 Morris Ave. 

Ewing, Laura L. — Graduate of Ba- 



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ker Univ., A. B., and A. M. ; was in- 
structor, Greek, Baker; was instructor 
in the Academy of Northwestern Univ., 
Evanston, 111. ; teacher, Greek and Latin, 
Topeka High School, since Dec, 1892. 
Res.: 315 W. nth. 

Foster, Eli G. — (See in first division 
of this book, under F.) 

Goddard, Caroline. — Graduate, Kan. 
State Normal, '75; teacher, Indian 
School, Pawhuska, Ind. Ty., 4 years; 
Emporia, 7 years ; Topeka, last 14 years ; 
principal, Garfield School. Res. : 420 W. 
loth. 

Graham, Effie. — Graduate of Ohio 
Univ., B. S. ; post graduate work, Univ. 
of Calif. ; teacher, Wichita High School, 
1889-92; teacher, mathematics, Topeka 
High School, since Nov., 1892. Res.: 
430 Tyler. 

Graham, Lola A. — Graduate of Kan. 
State Normal; principal, Fort Scott, 
Kan., 1889-90; principal, 8 room bldg., 
Wichita, 1890-96; teacher 8th grade, 
Whittier, CaHf., 1897-98, and 1900-01; 
principal, Lowman Hill School. Res. : 
430 Tyler. 

Greider, W. H. — Graduate of Kan. 
State Normal, and Univ. of Kan., A. B., 
A. M. ; principal, Lyndon, Kan., 1893- 
95; principal, White Cloud, 1895-97; 
principal, Eldorado, 1898; supt., Marys- 
ville, 1899-1903; principal, Marysville 
High School, 1903; teacher, German, 
and physics, Topeka High School. Res. : 
1246 West St. 

Guy, Elizabeth H., Mrs.— Graduate 
of Eaton (Ohio) High School, '70; 
teacher, Eaton, Ohio, 1870-76; O. S. and 
S. O. Home, Xenia, Ohio, 1876-78; Gal- 
lipolis, Ohio, 1878-80; principal, Van 
Buren School, Topeka. Res. : 723 Lane. 

Hargreaves, Richard T. — Graduate 
of Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1902; teacher, 



Latin, and economics, Topeka High 
School ; mem. of Phi Beta Kappa. Res. : 
1615 Harrison. 

Harrison, J. L. — Graduate, Marietta 
Coll., B. Ph., '87; began teaching in To- 
peka Public Schools, Sept. 22, 1887, ^"^^ 
has taught here continuously ever since; 
principal, Washington School. Res.: 
516 Taylor. 

Hazelrigg, Mildred. — Graduate of 
Kan. State Normal, '96; teacher, 
Soldiers' Orphans' Home, 1897-98; 
Stockton (Kan.) High School, 1899- 
1900; Topeka Public Schools, 1900-04; 
now supervisor of music, Topeka Public 
Schools. Res.: 151 5 W. 6th. 

Jones, Humphrey W. — Graduate of 
Kan. State Agrl. Coll., B. S., and Kan. 
State Normal ; principal, Americus, Kan., 
1889-91 ; teacher, mathematics, Texas 
Normal Coll., 1891-93 ; principal, Alma, 
Kan., 1893-98 ; supervisor music, Topeka, 
1899-1904; principal, Branner School, 
since April, 1904, Res.: 1251 Lincoln. 

Langston, Mary E. — Teacher, Lane 
School, 1893-99; principal, Douglas 
School, since 1900. Res.: 1317 Van 
Buren. 

McBride, J. H.— Graduate of Kan. 
State Normal, '86; principal, Chase, and 
Blue Rapids; co. supt., Rice; principal, 
Branner School, Topeka, June, 1891- 
1904; now director of manual training, 
Topeka Public Schools. Res. : 1115 Gar- 
field Ave. 

McClintock, O. P. M.— Graduate of 
Kan. State Normal, '88; teacher, district 
schools, to 1892; principal, Jackson 
School, Topeka, 1892-97; principal, Clay 
School, since 1897. Res.: 1259 Clay. 

Magaw, William G. — Graduate of 
Washburn Coll., A. B., '97; received 
from Univ. of Kan., A.M., '99; principal, 
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99, 1899-1900; teacher, Topeka High 
School, since Sept., 1900; teacher of 
geometry. Res.: 1614 W. 15th. 

Mays, George H. — Graduate of Kan. 
State Normal ; taught in district schools ; 
principal of Sumner School. Res.: 712 
Buchanan. 

Miller, H. L. — (See in first division 
of this book, under M.) 

Monteith, Anne R. — Graduate of 
Kan. State Normal, '98; grade work, 
Topeka ; principal of a ward school ; 
teacher, algebra, Topeka High School, 
since 1901. Res.: 700 Fillmore. 

Moore, Edith. — Graduate of Kan. 
State Normal, '95 ; teacher, Topeka ward 
schools, 1 893- 1 90 1 ; teacher, Topeka High 
School, since 1901 ; teacher of English. 
Res.: 706 Tyler. 

Moore, Madge E. — Graduate of Mid- 
dletown (Ohio) High School, '79; 
teacher, Garnett, Kan., 1881-85; princi- 
pal, Longfellow School, Garnett, 1885- 
88; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, 
1889-1901 ; principal, Euclid School, 
since 1901. Res.: 344 Chester Ave. 

Nagle, Eliza. — Graduate of Wiscon- 
sin State Univ., B. S., '74; principal of 
a high school. Wis., 1874-84; principal, 
graded schools, Clay Center, Kan., 1884- 
92 ; principal, Potwin School, since 1892. 
Res.: 417 Woodlawn Ave. 

Nash, Lou. — Graduate of Univ. of 
Kan., A. B., '97; teacher, Quincy 
School, Topeka, 1897-1900; teacher, 
history, Topeka High School, since 
1900. Res.: 120 W. 23d St. 

Patterson, Alice B. — Graduate of 
Monmouth (111.) Coll., B. S., '86; teach- 
er, Latin and English, in an academy, 
Aledo, 111., 1887-88; teacher, Topeka 
Public Schools, 1888-95 ; teacher, Topeka 
High School, since 1895 ; teacher, Latin. 
Res. : 1 261 Buchanan, 



Roudebush, E. H.— Attended Alli- 
ance Coll., Ohio, 3 years, and Kokomo, 
Ind., I year; was in B. A. Hinsdale's 
Normal classes, 2 years; principal, Min- 
erva Schools, Ohio, 1875-76; Cicero, 
Ind., 1877-78; Arcadia, 1878-80; has 
been a principal of various ward schools, 
Topeka, since 1882; now principal, 
Lafayette School. Res.: 140 Hill St. 

Roundtree, Fred. — Graduate of To- 
peka High School, '87; teacher in To- 
peka Public Schools, since 1887; council- 
man of Topeka, 1895- 1901 ; principal, 
Monroe School. Res.: 1317 Van Buren. 

Schley, Eva. — Teacher, Neodesha, 
Kan., 1890; Pittsburg, 1890-96; teacher, 
Topeka Public Schools, 1896 to about 
1901 ; teacher of botany, and elementary 
science, Topeka High School. Res. : 
ion Huntoon. 

Stanley, E. F.— Graduate of Kan. 
State Univ., Bachelor of Didactics, '82; 
principal, Quincy School, Lawrence, 
1889-99; principal. Central School, Law- 
rence, 1899-1903; principal, Quincy 
School, Topeka, since June, 1903. Res. : 
103 1 Garfield St. 

Stephens, George A. — Graduate of 
Baker Univ., A. B., '99; principal, high 
school, Humboldt, Kan., 1900; principal, 
high school, Attica, Kan., 1900-01 ; prin- 
cipal, high school, Manhattan, Kan., 
1902-04; teacher, English, Topeka High 
School. Res.: 12 12 W. 6th. 

Stout, A. J. — Graduate of Kan. State 
Normal, class of '93 and '94; teacher, 
science, Emporia High School, 1894-99; 
teacher, physics, Topeka High School, 
since 1899; vice principal, Topeka High 
School. Res. : 812 Jackson. 

Tharp, Elizabeth.— Graduate of Sey- 
mour (Iowa) High School, and Western 
Normal Coll., Iowa; principal, Clyde 
(Kan.) High School, 1890-93; teacher, 



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Fort Smith, Ark., 1893-96; principal, 
Axtell (Kan.) High School, 1896-97; 
principal in Topeka, since 1897; princi- 
pal, Polk School. Res.: 804 Topeka 
Avenue. 

Troutman, Viola A. — Graduate of 
Topeka High School, June, '81 ; teacher 
in the grades, 1884-90; principal in the 
ward schools, 1890-92; teacher, history, 
Topeka High School, since 1892. Res. : 
1325 N. Quincy. 

Wade, R. H.— Graduate of Topeka 
High School, '88; has been teaching in 
Topeka Public Schools, since Oct., 
1888 ; principal, Madison School. Res. : 
1 100 Spruce St. 



Watkins, Solomon G. — Graduate of 
Oberlin Coll., A. B,, '78; principal, col- 
ored high school, Evans ville, Ind., 1878- 
82; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, 
since Sept., 1882 ; principal, Lane School. 
Res.: 435 Polk. 

Whittemore, L. D. — (See in first di- 
vision of this book, under W.) 

Wright, Silas F.— (See in first di- 
vision of this book, under W.) 

Wright, W. H.— Attended, Carthage 
Coll., 111., 2i/^ years; teacher, Topeka 
Public Schools, since Sept., 1895; supt. 
of public instruction, Shawnee Co., 2 
terms; principal, Lincoln School. Res.: 
1320 Polk. 



Additions and Corrections. 



Adell, F. E., Rev.— Died, Feb. 24, 
1905; (see page i). 

Barratt, Mrs. — Wife of Rev. Joshua 
Barratt; died, Feb. 22, 1905; (see page 

7)- 

Bray, Olive P.— Born, West Glou- 
cester, Mass., Aug. 10, 1838; daughter 
of Samuel A. and Sally (Thurston) 
Bray; graduated, Salem Mass. Normal, 
'56; taught, Salem Mass. Normal, about 
7 years ; taught in every school in which 
she had been a pupil; to Topeka, 1878; 
private instructor, 3 years ; recording 
sec, Ingleside Assn., at organization, 
and for some years following ; ex-county 
pres. and ex-dist. pres., W. C. T. U. ; has 
been local pres., W. C. T. U., for about 
the last 25 years; has been state treas., 
W. C. T. U., for the last 5 years. Res. : 
1 301 Lane St. 

Curran, John H. — Has moved to St. 



Louis, Mo., where he is gen. supt. for 
Colonial Creamery Co.; (see page 27). 

Downs, S. H. — Died, March 20, 1905; 
(seepage 31). 

Fisher, Mrs. Peter. — Died, March 
31, 1905; (see page 38). 

Goddard, Marcellus E., Rev. — Born, 
Leo, Ind., July 10, 1854; son of John 
Goddard and Amanda (Black) G. ; edu- 
cated, Garret Biblical Institute, S. T. B. ; 
'87, and Southwest Kan. Coll., D. D., 
1901 ; married M. Sarah Diggs, Parsons, 
Kan., Sept. 9, 1887; on trial, South Kan. 
Conference of M. E. church, Walnut, 
1884; pastor, Erie, 1889-90, and Girard, 
1891 ; transferred to Des Moines Confer- 
ence; at Stuart, 1892-93 and Harlan, 
1894; transferred to Kan. Conference; 
pastor, Lowman Hill church, Topeka, 
1895 ; at Olathe, 1896-97, and Manhattan, 
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139 



dist., M. E. church, 1900-05. He died, 
Jan. 28, 1905. His home was loi Elm- 
wood Ave. 

Herenius, A. M. L., Rev. — Has re- 
signed pastorate here; (see page 56). 

Hughes, J. W. F. — Is now adj.-gen. 
of Kansas; (see page 59). 

Montgomery, Frank C. — Died, 
March 31, 1905; (see page 86), 

Parker, Susanna M. Weymouth. — 

Old settler ; bom, Boston, Mass. ; daugh- 
ter of Ezra A. and Sarah Elizabeth 
(Ash) Norwood; married, first, William 
N. Weymouth, Boston, Nov. 19, 1854; 
second, Edward W. Parker, Dec. 21, 
1904, Topeka ; to Kansas, Feb., 1855 ; to 
Topeka, March, 1855 ; went through 
trials and troubles of the Free State 
War; sent husband to Kansas, Nov. 21, 
1854, to help defend Lawrence ; has writ- 
ten for the papers articles about her 
early experiences in Kansas ; has lived in 
same house, 418 Harrison Street, since 

July, 1855. 

Prentis, Mrs. Noble. — Daughter of 
Hugh and Elizabeth (Johnson) Camp- 
bell; married Noble L. Prentis, Topeka, 
Nov. 28, 1883 ; he was a well known 
newspaper man, and author; he died, 
July 6, 1900 ; Mrs. P. is an old settler of 
Kansas ; she was hostess, Kansas Build- 
ing, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 
1904; is now supervising publication of 
the Prentis School History of Kansas, 
and placing it in the schools of Kansas. 
Address : Copeland Hotel. 

Putnam, Katherine D. — Daughter of 
David and Hannah (Munson) Putnam; 
great great granddaughter of Israel Put- 
nam, the Revolutionary hero ; educated 
in public schools of Marietta, Ohio, and 
Western Coll., Oxford, Ohio; taught in 



Marietta, i year; to Topeka, May, 1871 ; 
taught in the public schools, 1 871 -June, 
188 1 ; principal of grammar grades, 
Lincoln School, 8 years of this time; 
since 1881, has been conducting a pri- 
vate school. Res. : 718 Taylor. 

Reed, J. W. — Now pastor, Kansas 
Ave. M. E. church ; (apptd. here too late 
for his sketch to be obtained). 

Shutt, D. A. — Now pastor. Walnut 
Grove M. E. church; (apptd. here too 
late for his sketch to be obtained). 

Smith, A. G. — Now pastor, Euclid 
Ave. M. E. church; (apptd. here too late 
for his sketch to be obtained). 

Sunier, Fanny Annette. — Professor 
of romance languages, Washburn Coll.; 
graduate of Iowa Coll.; received degree 
of A. M. ; instructor at Washburn for 
last two years; elected prof., romance 
languages, March 2y, 1905. Res. : 
Whitin Hall, Washburn campus. 

Thurston, Sarah A., Mrs. — Bom, 
West Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 5, 1848; 
daughter of Samuel A. and Sally 
(Thurston) Bray; graduated, Salem 
(Mass.) Normal, '66; married (see 
husband's sketch) ; taught in grammar 
and high schools of West Gloucester, a 
number of years; to Topeka, 1871 ; 
worked in various capacities, Bank of 
Topeka, for a number of years ; has been 
state treas., and state corresponding sec, 
W. C. T. U. ; ex-state treas.. State Tem- 
perance Union ; was first dist. pres., Kan- 
sas Equal Suffrage Assn., for some 
time; Thurston & Van Kirk (E. W.), 
abstracters and conveyancers, 1901-04; 
since death of Mr. Van Kirk, has been 
alone in the business. Office : Crawford 
Bldg. Res.: 1301 Lane St. 

Werts, Mrs. — Wife of James Werts, 
died, April 2, 1905; (see page 128). 



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This Supplement is issued, mainly, to correct a number 
of mistakes which unavoidably crept in. There 
have also been added, by special arrange- 
ments, numerous additions where 
changes have occurred since 
book was published. 



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Adams, Zu. — Born, Jan. 13 instead 
of 3 ; mother's m. name, Harriet E. 
Clark. 

Anderson, Thomas J. — Mother's m. 
name, Ellen Haiick ; enlisted as pri- 
vate, and promoted to 1st lieut. on 
Gen. Lane's staff, Sept. i, 1861 ; (see 
page 3). 

Bowman, H. C. — Born, Jan. 9, i860; 
in loan business exclusively, 1885-98. 

Burch. — Rousseau A. instead of 
Rosseau. 

Campbell, A. C, Dr.— Married Ida 
M. Hovey; (see page 16). 

Campbell, M. T. — Office, now, 531 
Kan. Ave. 

Chappell, T.— Son of Leah C. ; 
worked in mines, Eng., 20 years. 

Cofran, R. L.— Corporal, 6th Vt. 
vols., in Civil War, to 1863. 

Copeland, E. L. — Elected sec. and 
treas. of A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co., Jan. 3, 
1906; is also sec. and treas. of 25 aux- 
iliary companies; (see page 24). 

Currie Bros. — Mother's m. name, 
Hannah Ames. 

Dana, A. W.— Married Kate Whit- 
ing, Topeka, June 25, 1895. 

Dickie, W. G. — Wife's m. name. 
Bertha Morse. 

Drechsel, Wm. E. — Since Sept. i, 
1905, together with father, has been in 
the shoe business under the firm name, 
Drechsel Shoe Co.; (see page 32). 

Drenning, F. G. — Elected city atty., 
in April, 1905. 

Drew, Chas. P. — Apptd. brig. gen. 
K. N. G., April 25, 1905. 



Dudley, Guilford. — He died, April 
14, 1905 ; he was married in Topeka, 
June 5, 1867, to Samantha V. Otis; (see 
page 32). 

Elliott, C. S.— Married Mrs. Carry 
B. Prescott, Ames, Iowa, May 3, 1905. 

Emerson, Z. A. — Son of A. B. Emer- 
son. 

Ensminger, J. S. — First marriage, 
1889; (see page 35). 

, Ernest, Mrs. F. J., M. D.— Received 
M. L. A. from Ont. Ladies Coll., Whit- 
by, Ont., 1892. Office, now, 826 Kan. 
Ave. 



Evans, C. J. — No longer, Nichols & 
Evans, farm loans. Office, now. Real 
Estate Bldg., Room 6. 

Eversole, L. D. — Built machine 
shops, Kan. State Agrl. Coll., 1895, in- 
stead of Santa Fe Ry. 

Fisher, Peter. — Mother's m. name, 
Margaret Cochran ; wife's m. name, 
Elisabeth Lowrie. 

Flowers, E. C. — Educated in Gem 
City Business Coll., instead of James 
City. 

Forbes, T. M. and W. A.— Store, in- 
stead of mill, 115 W. Laurent. 

Fredenhagen, E. A. — Founder, 
Leagues of Christian Endeavor of the 
Societies for the Friendless, and author 
of form and plan of work of the Prison 
Endeavor Societies ; editor. The First 
Friend, the ofiticial organ of the Societies 
for the Friendless; (see page 40). 

Gavitt, Harry E.— Married Edith 
Snyder, daughter of C. W. Snyder, To- 
peka, May 17, 1905; (see page 43). 

Giles, E. D. and Nelson. — Store, 533 
Q^^an. Ave. 

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Greenwood, L. H. — Wife's m. name, 
Daisy M. Smith. 

Hagan, Eugene. — Son of Joseph and 
Mary Hagan ; educated, Univ. of Louis- 
ville; was associated with Peck, Ryan 
and Johnson-; afterwards succeeded 
George R. Peck when he became atty. 
for the Santa Fe ; married Madge John- 
son, daughter of former law partner, 
Jan. 5, 1899. 

Healy, W. J. — Instead of Healey. 

Holmes, W. H.— Office, 517 Kan. 
Ave. 

Horton, Mrs. A. H. — Married Ad- 
dison Prescott of Jaffrey, N. H. ; was a 
charter member of women's auxiliary of 
Y. M. C. A.; (see page 58). 

Huron, George A. — Received LL. 
B. instead of A. B., "68; Ind. State San- 
itary Agt., City Point, Va., Oct. 1864 to 
end of war; probate judge, Jefferson 
Co., Kan., 2 terms. 

Kaye, J. P. de B. — Wife's m. name, 
Frances Camp Nelson. 

Lang, H. C. — Son of C. J. Lang. 

Larimer. — Jeremiah Boyle instead 
of Boyles. 

Lewis, J. P., M. D. — Office, now, 735 
Kan. Ave. ; son, now, member firm of 
Lewis-Tuttle Mfg. Co., 305 Kan. Ave. 

Long, D. T., M. D.— Originated 
Panphvsion, 1903 ; office, now, 828 Kan. 
Ave. 

Lord, John E. — Born, Geneseo, Liv- 
ingston Co., N. Y. ; educated at Geneseo 
Acad. ; married Katherine Steele Mc- 
Gunnegle ; married Malvina Geiger Rod- 
gers, Alav 10, 1894. Office, now, 112 
W. 8th. 

Lynch, Francis J. — Born, Nov. 30, 
1867; admitted to the bar, 1891. 

McCarter, Margaret Hill. — Married, 
June 5, 1890. 

McEntire, George P. — Graduated 
from Burlington, H. S., instead of T. 
H. S. ; factory, now, 225-27-29 Quincy. 



McFarland, F. E.— Chief statistical 
clerk, freight auditor's dept., Santa Fe, 
since 1901, instead of 1891. 

McLellan, C. T.— Instead of C. F. 

McNeal, T. A.— Married Annabel 
McPherson; (see page 79). 

Marshall, Joseph. — First to initiate 
discovered gas in Anderson, Ind. 

Matthews, G. H. — Shoe dealer, alone, 
since Nov. 11, 1905, at 606 Kan. Ave. 

Miner, E. G.— Married Mina Hol- 
comb ; died, Jan. 27, 1906. 

Moon, John E. — Business address : 
Office Block. 

, Myers, C. K.— Born, Nodaway Co., 
Mo. 

Newell, John W. — Has been alone 
in law practice since Oct., 1905. Office: 
Room 36, Columbian Bldg. 

Noble, J. H.— Instead of G. H. 

Norton, Jonathan Dorr. — Instead of 
John Dorr; was sec. and asst. treas. of 
Mt. Carmel Coal Co. up to July, 1905 ; 
is a lineal descendent of one of the 
heroes of the Am. Rev. ; now is a coal 
dealer. Office : Room 42, Columbian 
Bldg. 

Powell, L. M., M. D.— Son of Chas. 
and M. A. (Clock) P. ; mem. of Phi Beta 
Kappa ; married Clara Bunker, Marion, 
Ohio, Dec. 31, 1888; she was principal 
of a ward school, Topeka, 1886-7. 

Pratt, John D.— With brother in 
business since 1891. 

Pratt, O. A. — Began hardware busi- 
ness, 1887; Babcock and Pratt, 2 years; 
continued business alone for a while, 
and, 1891, took brother in as partner; 
(see page 98). 1 

Quinton, E. S. — Born, July 27, 1859; 
married. April 8, 1891 ; graduated, Den- 
mark. Iowa Acad., '78 and Iowa State 
Univ., A. B., '82, LL. B., '83; com- 
menced practice in Topeka, 1883. 

Ralston, W. C— Son of S. F. Ral- 
ston ; married Clara M. Laubach. 

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Rodman, James E. — Married Mary 
Kraus, Oct., 1890. 

Root, G. A. — Married in 1892 in- 
stead of 1902. 

Scandrett, Henry A. — LL. B. from 
Univ. of Minn., 1900. 

Scholle, F. H., M. D.— Wife's m. 
name, Lillian Kraus; (see page 107). 

Schumann, Peter. — Educated in 
German Military School at Hessen Kas- 
sel; second marriage to Sarah Wuerth 
of K. C, Mo., Feb. 22, 1888; took a four 
years' course in Theology under Board 
of Instructors, Kan. Conference of 
Evangelical Assn. ; has been a minister 
in said denomination since 1878, and 
pastor of the German congregation of 
Evangelical Assn. here since 1904; (see 
page 107). 

Strauss, C. E.— Born, Oct. 6, 1847. 

Thompson, E. 'W.— Was White Mt. 
Pass. Agt., instead of pass, agt.. White 
Mt. R. R. ; also, gen. excursion agt., in- 
stead of gen. express agt., C. R. I. & P. 

Todd, James H.— Office : Central 
Nat. Bank Building. 

Traver, C. L. — Mother's m. name, 
Lovilla M. Barto. 

Valentine, D. M. — County atty., 
Adair Co., Iowa, 1858-59. 



Vesper, H. — Mother's m. name, 
Doering. 

Wellman, A. O. — Assistant treas- 
urer, the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co. ; bom, 
Brookline, Mass., Dec. 19, 1854; grad- 
uated from high school and Waltham 
Acad., Mass. ; asst. secretary, Paul Re- 
vere Insurance Co., 1876; cashier, Bur- 
lington & Missouri River R. R. Co., 
Omaha, 1880; to Topeka, 1882; became 
asst. bookkeeper, treasury dept., A. T. 
& S. F. Ry. Co. ; then, bookkeeper ; has 
been asst. treas. since Jan. 1906. Res.: 
1208 W. loth. 

West, J. S.— Married Mattie Nold; 
was CO. atty., Bourbon Co., 4 years ; is 
now asst. U. S. dist. atty. Office : Fed- 
eral Bldg. 

Wilson, A. K. — Born in Westmore- 
land Co., Pa. ; son of Thomas and 
Phoebe R. (Hall) W. ; is now a dir. of 
City Library; office, now, 320 W. 8th. 

WolfT, Charles. — Son of Conrad and 
Catherine Wolff; married Amelia Sten- 
der, 1875 ; his son, Charles, Jr., is pur- 
chasing agt. for Chas. Wolff Packing 
Co.; (see page 133). 

Wood, O. J.— Born, Aug. 10, 1853. 

Wood, S. M. — Educated, Abingdon 
Coll., Knox Co., 111. ; on farm, Shaw- 
nee Co., 1869-73. 




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